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24"^." National Encampment 
OFTHE Grand Army ofthe Republic, 

BOSTON, MASS. AUGUST ISQO. 
ssuED UNDER THE Authority OFTHE Executive Com. ofthe Nat Encampment 
By Geo. H. Richards J R.(S< Co., Jewellers. 383 Wash inqtonc5t, Boston 



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Official Souvenir Program 



TWENTY-FOURTH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT 



BOSTON, MASS., AUG., 1890, 



Grand Army of the Republic 



ALSO FOURTH CONVENTION 



NATIONAL NAVAL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION 



EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 



WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, 



PUBLISHED BY 

GEO. H. RICHARDS, JR., & CO., 383 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON. 
Importing Wholesale and Retail Jewelers. 
Diamonds, Watches, Sil\-er\vare, Novelties. 











COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 



GREETING. 




OU, patriots, have assembled both to celebrate your Twenty- 
fourth Annual Encampment and, upon this the quarter-centennial 
year, to commemorate the close of the war which gave birth to 
vour patriotism. Many of you will look into faces not seen 
since the memorable review of May, '6^, and into faces you will 
never see again till Gabriel sounds the "Grand Assembly." 
Throughout the twilight and evening of your declining day you will 
cherish the memory of this great gathering. 
The publishers have endeavored to make this an appropriate Souvenir of 
your 24th reunion and, by suggestive designs, to help you to re-live the scenes of 
'61 -'6^. They gratefully acknowledge the help and encouragement received from 
manv sources; more especiall}' the valuable assistance of Mr. Geo. S. Evans, 
Co. I, 56th Mass. Reg't; Mr. E. B. Stillings, 46th Mass. Inf. and 3nd Mass. 
H. A. ; Mr. Wm. A. Abbott, formerly Acting Ensign U. S. N. ; Mrs. Emma B. 
Lowd, Past Department President, Mass. W. R. C, and of their artist Mr. Chas, 
VV. Reed, Bigelow's Battery, 9th Mass., and Topographical Engineer Warren's 
Staff', 5th Corps. 

. And now, veterans, in behalf of our beloved Commonwealth, in behalf of our 
historic Citv, and in behalf of the entertaining Posts of the Grand Army of the 
Republic, we welcome you. Your presence will inspire in our youth patriotism, 
and in us all renewed loyalty to our country — 

"The land of the free and the home of the brave." 



Yours cordially, 



GEO. H. RICHARDS, JR., & CO., PubHshers. 



THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 




The strong bonds of Fraternity which had 
existed among the men who fought for the Union 
upon land and sea during the War of the RebeUion 
were not severed when they received their discharge 
at the close of the war. The menior}- of a thousand 
common dangers, a thousand common suflerings, 
could not be eliminated from their hearts ; made 
irothers while under the cloud of war, brothers they 
must remain in the sunshine of peace. The disbandment 
of that great army of volunteer soldiers, who for four years 
"^*» had battled for the maintenance of the Union, was a matter of 

great moment, and the majority of the people questioned the wisdom of discharging 
at one time over a million of men who had been so long under military discipline, 
with no self-dependence, but simply serving as part of a vast machine, governed by 
the will and judgment of others ; but, to the enduring credit of these men be it said, 
within three months after that immense army was discharged, the country could 
hardly realize that it had ever existed. This gigantic organization of men, a great 
majority of whom had scarcely arrived at manhood, being 
thus thrown upon their own resources and compelled to depend 
entirely upon themselves, went back to civil- life without dis- 
turbance or the slightest ripple of social disorder. They 
returned to their homes, threw ofl' the armor of war and put 
on the habiliments of peace, and took up their work where 
they had laid it down, on the farm, in the store, in the 
office, in the workshop, and in every other walk of life. Many 
thousands returned with loss of limb, wounds received in 
action, and disease contracted from the exposure and hard- 
ships of the service. Many returned to find themselves penni- 
less and helpless, but strong in their determination to grapple 
with the world. They were again private citizens of the 

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country tliey had saved, and tliey were as fully 
determined to maintain its dignity and serve 
its interests in private life as they had been 
on the field of battle. 

Among those who had borne the brunt 
of battle and had been rendered unable to 
i:)rovide for themsel\-es, were many who 
It obliged to call upon the community 
in which they lived for assistance to care 
for themselves and families. The promises 
made to the men who left their families to 
go forth to fight for the integrity of the 
nation were but poorly kept ; and though some were provided with employment by 
the Government, and many patriotic citizens, who rememliercd and appreciated 
their services, came nobly forward and gave them the preference in their enterprises, 
still a great number remained unemployed and unprovided for. This state ol atlairs 
caused deep anxiety in the hearts of their comrades who had stood shoulder to shoulder 
with these men, but who had come out of the war with happier fortune and who 
were now better able to cope with the world. It was this condition of things that 
caused the pioneers in the Grand Army of the Republic to conceive the idea of 
forming an organization that would, to a certain extent, look after the \eterans and 
the widows and orphans of those who had fallen in the conflict. 

The great body of the Union army was discharged in the summer of 1S65. 
During the year 1S66 the organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic 
was originated in the State of Illinois. There had been previous to this many kinds 
of military organizations which had maintained their existence since the close of the 
war, but for the most part they represented small bodies and were unable to do 
much for their comrades. The object of the originators of the Grand Army of the 
Republic was to gather into one great family the men who had served in all branches 
of the military and naval service, for Fraternal and Charitable, as well as Loyal 
piu'poses. 

The first Post was organized at Decatur, 111., on the 6th day of April, iS55, 
by Major J?. F. Stephenson of Springfield, 111., who had long been actively interested 
in the promotion of an organization of this character. A 
ritual was printed under his supervision, and the first 
Departnient or State Convention was held in Springfield, 
111., July r2, 1S66. 

As Command?r-in-Chief, Dr. Stephenson promulgated 
an order dated Oct. 31, i855, calling the First National Con- 
vention of the Grand Army of the Republic. This convention 
was held at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20, 1S66. There were 
present representatives from Illinois, jNIissouri, Kansas, 

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Wisconsin. Xew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, 
Indiana and the District of Cohmibia. Gen. S. A. 
Hurlbut of IlHnois was elected Commander-in-Chief. 

During 1S67 the order gained very rapidly in 

membership and manv of the States completed the 

Department organizations. Posts were formed in 

manv large cities, and some in counties where veterans 

could assemble in sufficient numbers to carry on the work 

of the organization. 

The Second National Encampment was held at Phila- 
""-AT IT" delphia, Pa.. Jan. 15, 1S6S, and it was there that Gen. John 
A. Logan was elected Commander-in-Chief. To General Logan 
belongs the honor of setting apart May 30 as Memorial Day : 
'•A dav to be devoted to the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise 
decorating the graves of comrades w ho died during the War of the Rebellion, and 
whose bodies now- lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the 
land," and to other sei"v ices commemorating their devotion and loyalty to the Union. 
Since its organization the Grand Army of the Republic has had a varied 
experience. Among the earliest obstacles to its growth was the admission of 
politics into its ranks. This caused a veiy gieat decrease in membership, and in 
consequence of which a change of ritual was made which prohibited politics from 
being discussed in any manner in Post, Department or National meeting. Another 
cause of dissension was the adoption of a three-grade system of membership, 
in which the degrees were respectively known as 
"recruit," "soldier" and "veteran." This idea was 
ven.- unpopular, and drove out of the ranks of the organiz- 
ation manv thousand comrades who did not believe in 
distinction of membership in a body of which the foundation- 
stone was " Fraternit)-." This grade system was stricken 
from the Rules and Regulations at the National Encamp- 
ment of 1S71, and a new ritual was there adopted which 
remained in force until January, 1SS9, when the present 
ritual went into effect. Today the private soldier stands 
as high in the organization as the commanding officer ; 
it knows no rank, neither race nor color, politics nor 
religion. 

The Grand Army of the Republic now exists in every 
State that remained loyal during the war, and in the 
following States which were in rebellion : Alabama, 
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, ^^lississippi, 
Tennessee and Virginia. Within the past few years the 
organization has grown wonderfully in membership, and, 

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instead of decreasing after twenty-five years of peace, it 
has now reached its greatest strength. The Adjutant- 
General's report at the National Encampment held at 
: Milwaukee, Wis., in August last, shows that there were at 
that time in existence 6,711 Posts and 42 Departments, 
' with a membership in good standing of 410,686. It has 
grown very materially since that time, and from informa- 
1 tion gathered from the present Adjutant-General, it is safe 
] to sa}- that the present membership is, at least, 450,000 in 
good standing. The Commander-in-Chief for the vear 
just closing is Gen. Russell A. Alger of Michigan. 
^"S^ Space will not permit of a history of the various 

Departments, nor of the work of the organization in its 
many details during the past tsventj-four years; but, upon this occasion, when 
Boston has been selected as the place of meeting of the Twenty-Fourth National 
Encampment, ^ve deem it a dut}- to sa\- a few words in relation to the Department 
of Massachusetts and its ^vork since its organization. 

The first Post -was organized at Xcav Bedford, Mass., Sept. 29, 1S66, with 
Major A. S. Cushman as Post Commander. This charter was signed by General 
S. A. Huribut, Commander-in-Chief, and B. F. Stephenson, Adjutant-General. 
The charter members of this Post were A. S. Cushman, G. R. Huribut, Alonzo H. 
Quint, E. H. Robbins, Thomas Edwards, D. B. Coleman and Wm. S. Cobb. 
This was the first Post chartered in the East, and it has maintained its organization 
since that time. General Charles Devens was appointed first Provisional Commander 
of Massachusetts, and was followed bv Comrade Cushman, ^vho accepted the position 
upon the earnest request of General Devens. Soon after the formation of Post i, 
Post 2 of Nantucket was organized, but it did not maintain its organization. Lpon 
the organization of Post 10 of Worcester, a Convention to organize the permanent 
Department of Massachusetts was called to meet at Ne\v Bedford, Mav 7, 1S67, 
when Comrade Cushman Avas elected Department Commander. In General Order 





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No. 9, issued dui"ing his term, Comrade Cushman, 
in order to counteract the prevailing impression that 
the Grand Army of the Republic was a political 
organization, used the following language as to its 
purposes: "'To secure unity, promote concord, and 
establish fraternity of feeling throughout the Depart- 
ment, it is essential we should not compromise our position by 
entering the arena of politics upon every issue that may be created, 
as such issues are ever changing and are soon numbered \vith the 
past. Therefore, all political action on the part of Posts in this 
command is prohibited." Annual meetings of the Department have been held ever 
since, and the organization has grown until, at the present time, the Department 
consists of two hundred and one Posts with a membership of nearly 23,000. 

For a number of years the Department of Massachusetts had a larger member- 
ship than any other Department, and, though many other vStates now exceed it in 
this respect, it still retains the first place in the amount of relief annually expended 
bv its Posts. 

It has established a Veterans' Rights Union and Employment Bureau in 
Boston to look after the interests of ex-soldiers and sailors, and has established 
a Soldiers' Home at Chelsea, Mass., managed b}^ a board of twenty-one trustees, 
fifteen of whom must be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. 

In connection with the charitable work mentioned, the Department has 
expended during the year iSS9-'90 the sum of $45,354. 

Ivlassachusetts has furnished two Commanders-in-Chief, General Charles 
Devens of Worcester and Major Geo. S. Merrill of Lawrence. 

The Fifth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic was held 
in Boston, May 10, 1871, at which Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside was elected 
Commander-in-Chief. 

In this State Memorial Day is a legal holiday. A law has been enacted which 
makes it a criminal offence for any one not entitled to do so to wear the badge of the 
Grand Army of the Republic. There is also a law on the statute books which gives 
preference to veterans of the late war for 

appointment to office or employment under the ^'■■- "^ '^ ^ :- 

Commonwealth or the cities thereof, without '^ , " , , 

passing the Civil Service examination. The 
State furnishes aid to Massachusetts veterans, 
and those dependent upon them, through 
a regularly organized State Aid Commis- 
sion, and a State Pension Agency has 
been established for the purpose of assist- 
ing veterans in prosecuting pension claims 
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For twenty-four }ears the Grand 
Army of the RepubHc has been in exist- 
ence. For some time it was branded as 
a poHtical organization, and even today 
tliere are people, either ill-informed or 
ill-disposed, who call it so. But it has 
stood the test of time, its growth has 
been marvellous, and it stands today as 
one of the grandest organizations in 
existence, composed as it is of men who, 
in the hour of their country's danger, 
offered all they possessed, e\en life itself, as a willing sacrifice upon her altar. 
Its membership is cemented by a Fraternity such as cannot exist in any other 
organization ; bv a Charity disbursed among the needy and destitute, who 
(whether belonging to the organization or not) served in the ranks of the Union 
armv or navy, and among the widows and orphans of those who died on the field of 
battle or have since passed away ; and by a Loyalty that is as precious to them today 
as it was in the days of '6i and '65, and which they desire to impress as strongly 
upon the rising generation as it was fostered in their hearts in the darkest days of 
the Nation's historv. 




The statistics used in this article are from " Beath's Historj- of the Grand Army of the Republic. 




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ROSTER OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 



ELECTED. 



Russell A. Alger, Commander-in-Chief, Detroit, Mich. 

A. G. Weissert. Senior Vice-Commander-in-chief. Milwaukee, Wis. 

J. F. Lovett, Junior Vice-Commander-in-Chief. Trenton, N. J. 

Horace P. Porter. Surgeon-General. Foster, Mo. 

W. H. Childers, Chaplain-in-Chief, Tallesboro, Ky. 

OFFICIAL STAFF. 

Geo. H. Hopkins, Adjutant-General. Detroit. Mich. 

John Taylor, Qiiartermaster-General, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Lewis E. Griffith, Inspector-General. Troy, N. Y. 

D. R. Austin, Judge-Advocate-General, Toledo, O. 

James T. Sterling, Assistant Adjutant-General, Detroit, Mich. 

Wm. Cogswell, Senior Aide-de-Camp and Chief of Staft", Salem, Mass. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE N. C. of A. 



A. D. Reade, Evanston, 111. 
O. H. Coulter, Topeka, Kan. 
T. S. Clarkson, Omaha, Neb. 



Benj. Starr, Richmond, Ind. 



Nelson Cole, St. Louis, Mo. 

Wm. S. Pillsbury, Derry Depot, N. H. 

Wm. McClelland, Pittsburg, Pa. 



NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. 



Alabama, G. L. Worth, Montgomery. 
Arkansas, Michael Kirst, Little Rock. 
Colo. & Wyo., M. J. Hogarty. Greeley. 
Delaware, Joseph S. Booth, Wilmington. 
Georgia, C. T. Watson, Atlanta. 
Illinois, A. D. Reade, Evanston. 
Iowa. L. B. Raymond, Hampton, 
Kentucky, W. W. Collins, Louisville. 
*Maine, John D. Anderson, Togus. 
Massachusetts, H. G. O. Weymouth, Lowell. 
Minnesota, Albert Scheffer, St. Paul. 
Montana, Horatio S. Howell, Helena. 
N. H., Wm. S. Pillsbury, Derry Depot. 
New Mexico, James H. Purdy, Santa Fe. 
North Dakota. 

Oregon, W. H. Saylor, Portland. 
Potomac, John P. Church, Washington. 
So. Dakota, Porter P. Peck, Sioux Falls. 
Texas, H. \\\ Nye, Fort Worth. 
Vermont, E. ]. Ormsbee, Brandon. 
Wash. &. Ala'ska, J. A. C. McCoy, Tacoma. 

West Virginia, Chas. 



Wisconsin, J. A. WATkous, Milwaukee. 
Arizona, Geo. W. Sanders, Tucson. 
California, R. B. Treat, Los Angeles. 
Connecticut, Augustus H. Penn, Winsted. 
Florida, Wm. Jones, Jacksonville. 
Idaho, Geo. L. Shoup, Boise City. 
Indiana, Benj. Starr, Richmond. 
Kansas, O. H. Coulter, Topeka. 
La. & Miss., Joseph H. Lawler, N.Orleans. 
Maryland, Joseph C. Hill, Baltimore. 
Michigan, Louis Kenitz, Muskegon. 
Missouri, Nelson Cole, St. Louis. 
Nebraska, T. S. Clarkson, Omaha. 
New Jersey, J. R. Mullikin, Newark. 
New York, A. M. Underhill, New York. 
Ohio. L. H. Williams, Ripley. 
Pennsvlvania, Wm. McClelland, Pittsburg. 
R. Island, Henry C. Luther, Providence. 
Tennessee, W. E. F. Milburn, Greenville. 
Utah, Thomas Cahoon, Ogden. 
Virginia, Frank L. _Slade, Norfolk. 
E. Anderson, Weston. 



GRANT MEMORIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

S. S. Burdett, A. G. Peterson, John Palmer, Robert B. Beath, David N. Foster, H. P. 
Lloyd, Edgar Allen, Henry M. Nevins, John G. B. Adams. 



LOGAN MONUMENT COMMITTEE. 
R. A. Alger, H. H. Thomas, Hannibal Hamlin, Nelson Cole, James A. Beaver. 

Resigned, having been elected Department Commander. 

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DEPARTMENTS OF THE G. A. R. 



APRIL 1. 1S90. 













Total 


Total 


Dept. 


Commander. 


A. A. General. 


Headquarters. 


Organized 


No. 
OF Men 


No, 
Posts, 


Ala. 


W. H. Hunter. 


W. J. Pender. 


Birmingham. 


Mar. 12, 


89 


277 


10 


Ari. 


Geo. F. Coates. 


Jos. B. Creamer. 


Phcenix 


Jan. 17, 


88 


317 


8 


Ark. 


A. S. Fowler. 


N. W. Cox. 


Little Rock. 


Apr. 18, 


84 


2,225 


71 


Cal. 


A. J. Buckles. 


T. C. Masieller. 


San Francisco. 


Feb. 21, 


68 


6.173 


114 


Col. & Wyo. 


D. L, Holden. 


R. H. Dunn. 


Piieblo. 


Dec. II, 


69 


2,870 


80 


Conn. 


John C. Broatch. 
Samuel Lewis. 


John H. Thacher. 


Middletown. 


Apr. II, 


67 


6,740 


69 


Del. 


John B. Stradley. 


Wilmington. 


Jan. 14, 


81 


1,166 


22 


Fla. 


Fred S. Goodrich. 


Samuel W. Fox. 


Jacksonville. 


Ji'ly 9> 


84 


475 


18 


Ga. 


David Porter. 


Thos. F. Gleason. 


Savannah. 


Jan. 25, 


89 


286 


9 


Idaho. 


W. T. Riley. 


T. E. Picotte. 


Hailey. 


Jan. II, 


88 


450 


18 


111. 


Wm. L. Distin. 


A. D. Reade. 


Chicago. 


July 12, 


66 


32.315 


589 


Ind. 


Gil. R. Stormont. 


I. N. Walker. 


Indianapolis. 


Oct. 3, 


79 


25.165 


510 


IndTer&Ok 


C. M. Barnes. 


M. D. Losey. 




June 23, 


90 


350 


14 


Iowa. 


Mason P. Mills. 


Chas. L. Longley. 


Cedar Rapids. 


Jan. 23, 


79 


20,381 


473 


Kan. 


Ira F. Collins. 


J. F. Thompson. 


Sabetha. 


Mar. 16, 


80 


18,445 


483 


Ky. 


M. Minton. 


Albert Scott. 


Louisville. 


Jan. 16, 


83 


6,721 


174 


La. & Miss. 


Geo. T. Hodges. 


C. W. Keeting. 


New Orleans. 


May 15, 


84 


389 


8 


Maine. 


John D. Anderson. 


E. C. MiUiken. 


Portland. 


Jan. 10, 


68 


9.364 


157 


Md. 


Geo. R. Graham. 


Hugh A. Maughlin. 


Baltimore. 


June 9, 


76 


2.350 


47 


Mass. 


Geo. H. Innis. 


A. C. Monroe. 


Boston. 


May 7, 


67 


21,742 


201 


Mich. 


Henry M. Duffield. 


W. P. Sumner. 


Detroit. 


Jan. 22, 


79 


20,731 


390 


Minn. 


Jas. Compton. 


Geo. W. Morey. 


Minneapolis. 


Aug. 17, 


Si 


8,422 


179 


Mo. 


Leo Rassieur. 


Thomas B. Rodgers. 


St. Louis. 


Apr. 22, 


82 


23,030 


480 


Mont. 


Ed. F. Ferris. 


Benj. F. Osborne. 


Bozeman. 


Mar. 10, 


85 


675 


18 


Neb. 


T. S. Clarkson. 


John B. S.iwhill. 


Omaha. 


June II, 


77 


8,000 


30s 


N. H. 


Thos. Cogswell. 


Geo. B. Lane. 


Concord. 


Apr. 30, 


68 


5,000 


93 


N.J. 


A. M. Mathews. 


Thomas Pearson. 


Orange. 


Dec. 10, 


67 


7.560 


112 


N. Mex. 


A. M. Whitcomb. 


W. A. Rankin. 


Albuquerque. 


Feb. 22, 


84 


350 


12 


N. Y. 


Floyd Clarkson. 


Wm. A. Wallace. 


New York. 


Apr. 3, 


67 


40,291 


647 


North Bak. 


(Jeo. B. Winship. 


Wm. Ackerman. 


Grand Forks. 


Apr. 23, 


90 


825 


32 


Ohio. 


P. H. Dowhng. 


Chas. Reed. 


Toledo. 


Jan. 30, 


67 


46,882 


717 


Ore. 


James A. Varney. 


W. S. Myers. 


The Dalles. 


Sept. 28, 


'8: 


1,666 


47 


Penn. 


J. F. Denniston. 


S. P. Town. 


Philadelphia. 


Jan. 16, 


67 


44,613 


598 


Poto. 


M Emmet Urell. 


J. M. Keogh. 


Wash., D. C. 


Feb. 13, 


69 


3.136 


13 


R. I. 


Benj. F. Davis. 


Edmund F. Prentiss. 


Providence. 


Mar. 24, 


68 


2,722 


21 


South Dak. 


E. T. Langley. 


E. M. Thomas. 


Huron. 


Feb. 27, 


83 


2,800 


101 


Tenn. 


Charles F. Muller. 


Sam W. Duncan. 


Chattanooga. 


Feb. 26, 


84 


3.171 


76 


Tex. 


A. K. Taylor. 


J. W. Temby. 


Houston. 


Mar. 25, 


85 


907 


42 


Utah. 


Henry Page. 


Frank Hoffman. 


Salt Lake City 


Oct. 8, 


83 


200 


3 


Vt. 


Z. M. Mansur. 


A. H. Hall. 


Island Pond. 


Oct. 23, 


68 


5,300 


105 


Va. 


N. J. Smith. 


W. N. Eaton. 


Richmond. 


July 27, 


71 


1 1.425 


38 


Wash.&Alas 


M. M. Holmes. 


J. P. Crawford. 


Seattle. 


June 20, 


83 


1 2,050 


56 


W. Va. 


Geo. J. Walker. 


W. W. Riley. 


Jackson C. H. 


Feb. 20, 


83 


3,000 


105 


Wis. 


Benj. F. Bryant. 


E. B. Gray. 


Milwaukee. 


June 7, 


66 


13.781 


264 



Compiled from the latest statistics. Dates are those of permanent organization and national recognition. 



PAST COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF OF THE G. A. R. 



B. F. Stephenson, Illinois, ■66-'67. 
Stephen A. Hurlbut, Illinois, '67-*6S. 
John A. Logan, Illinois, '68-'7i. 
"Ambrose E. Burnside, Rhode Island. '71-73 
Charles Devens, Jr.. Massachusetts, '73-'75. 
John F. Hartranft, Pennsylvania, '7S~77- 
John C.Robinson, New York, '77-'79. 
William Earnshaw, Ohio, '79-'8o. 
Louis Wagner, Pennsylvania, 'So-'8i. 



George S. Merrill, Massachusetts, '8i-'82. 
Paul Van Der Voort, Nebraska, '82-'S3. 
Robert B. Beath, Pennsylvania, 'S3-'84. 
John S. Kountz. Ohio, 'S4-'Sv 
S. S. Burdctt. Washington. D. C. 'S5-'86. 
Lucius Fairchild, Wisconsin. 'S6-"S7. 
John P. Rca, Minnesota, 'S7-'8S. 
William Warner, Missouri, '88-89. 
Russell A. Alger, Michigan, '89-90. 



ROSTER DEPARTMENT OF MASS. G. A. R. 1890. 




GEO. H. INN/SJMass. Pept. Conintander of the G. A. R. 



ELECTED. 



GEORGE II. TXNTS, i;."i7 Washington St., 
AKTIUi; A. SMI I'll, Griswoldville . 
JWIKS K. cm IICIIILL, Worcester 
JAMKS H. HKEWSTEH, Ph'mouth . 
ALEXANDER BLACKBURN, Lowell 



Boston . Cnniiiinndcr. 

. S. V. Coiunmndur. 

. J. V, CiininnnilcT. 

. Medical Diri-Ctor. 

. Cliai)Uiin. 



WILl-IAM PROVIN, Westfield . 
ELI W. HALL, Lynn 
A. E. PERKINS. Boston . 
CHARLES S. ANTHONY, Taunton 
GEORGE H. KEARN, North Adams 



Council of 
Administration. 



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ALFRED C. MONROE, C57 Washington St. 

Room 18. Boston . ,•,.-, •.. • •„^ • 

JOHN U. O'DONNELL, lij. Washington St. . 



OFFICIAL STAFF. 



Asst. Adjt. Gen. 
Asst. Q. M. Gen. 



W. A. WETHERBEE, Newton 
WM. R. ROWELL, Methuen 
JOHN M. DEANE, Fall River, 



. Inspector. 

Judge Advf cote. 

Cli. Mustering Officer. 



REPRESENTATIVES TO NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT. 



UEI.KOATE AT LAKGE 

C. F. LVTHER, North Adams. 

DEtEGATES : 

R. B. HENDERSON, South Boston. 
1 \V. 1)I:KI!Y, Charlestown. 
AV.VL'l'KU CUTTING, Pitt.sfleld, 
11. A. ,l()Ni;S, Northampton. 
H. M. jMcCLOUD. Aiidirrst. 
J. N. PAKKKK. Xi-w Bcdlord. 
CHAS. II. GLAZIER, Fitchburg. 
LUTHER S. JOHNSON, Lynn. 
FRED. A. WALLACE, Beverly. 
JOHN E. KILLIAN. Boston. 
AMOS M. JACKSON, Fall River. 
WM. B. DALEY, Boston. 
ISAAC S. MULLEN, Boston. 



D. A. O'BRIEN, Chelsea. 
S. S. WHITNEY, Newton. 
THOS. H. JACKMAN, Peabodv. 
T. A. HILLS, Leominster. 
JOILX W.W.XLKER, Cambridgeiiort. 
JAMKS L. liiiWEN, Sprin-field. 
JOHN K 1:1, LEY. Somerville. 
JOSIAH I'K'KETT. Worcester. 
THEODORE LEUTZ, Boston. 

ALTERNATE AT LARGE : 

C. W. SWEETLAND, Newton. 
ALTERNATES : 

A. A. PUTNAM. Ux bridge. 
GEORGE E. HAGER, Dalton. 
CiEORGE W. ABORN, Wakefield. 
CHARLES P. WHITTLE, Charlestown. 



S. IL BUGBEE, North Attleboro. 

WALTER H. JOY, Wevmonth. 

NATHANIEL SHATSWELL, Ipswich. 

MARTIN L. WIiri'E. Boston. 

JEREMIAH C. COOK, Reading. 

FRANK E. 0RCI:TT, Melrose. 

PATRICK LEE, Boston. 

LEOPOLD BARTELL, New Bedford. 

WM. Mcdonald, Housatonlc. 

J. A. LOOMIS, Easthampton. 

C. W. CRttSS, Palmer. 

JOHN WELCH. Lowell. 

GEORGE T. FISHER, New Bedford, 

CHAS. J>. WILLI A.MS, Beverlv Farms. 

GEORGE ALLEN. Provincetown. 

JOHN A. TAFT. O.xfnid. 

L. F. CAR TER. Westtield. 

S. C. SEVERANCE, Greenfield 



PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS. 



AUSTIN S. CT'SHMAN, New Y'ork. 

A B. R. SPRAGl'E. Worcester. 

FRANCIS A. OSBORN, Boston. 
»JAMES L. BATES. Weymoutli. 

WILLIAM COGSWELL, Salem. 
»A B. UNDERWOOD, Boston. 

JOHN W. KIMBALL, Fitchburg. 



GEOKGE S. MERRILL, Lawrence. 

II. B. SARGENT, Santa Monica, Gal. 

JOHN G. B. ADAMS, Lynn. 
•JOHN A. IIAWES, Fair Haven. 

GEORGE W. CREASEY, Newburvport. 
•GEORGE H. PATCH, So. Framingham. 

GEORGE S. EVANS, Cambridgeport. 

* Deceased. 
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JOHN D. BILLINGS, Cambridgeport. 
JOHN W. HERSEY'. Springfield. 
RICHARD F. TOBIN, South Boston. 
CHARLES D. NASH, Whitman. 
MYRON P. WALKER, Belchertown. 
GEORGE L. GOODALE, Medford. 



COMMITTEES FOR THE 

NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G. A. R. FOR 1890. 



Headquarters 2A Beacon Street. 



OFFICERS. 

President, Hon. John D. Long, 5 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 
Treasurer, E. .S. Converse, 245 Causeway St., Boston, ]SIass. 
Secretary, Silas A. Barton, Esq., 3A Beacon St., Boston, Mass. 



VICE PRESIDENTS. 

Gen. Charles Devens, Court House, Boston, Mass. 

Hon. Wm. Gaston, 28 School St., Boston, JMass. 

Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Washington, D. C. 

Hon. p. a. Collins, 194 Washington St., Boston, jSLiss. 

Gen. W. F. Draper, Hopedale, Mass. 

Gen. Benj. F. Butler, Lowell, Mass. 

Hon. Leopold Morse, Boston, Mass. 

Hon. E. a. Morse, Washington, D. C. 

Gen. E. W. Hincks, 19 Brattle St., Cambridge, Mass. 

Mr. Harrison Hume, 55 Franklin St., Boston, Mass. 

Maj. Geo. S. Merrill, State House, Boston, Mass. 



CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES. 

Finance Committee, Col. E. H. Haskell, ii Otis St., Boston, Mass. 
Executive Committee, Geo. L. Goodale, Esq., 95 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 
Accommodations, Harrison Hume, Esq., 55 Franklin St. Boston, Mass. 
Transportation, J. R. Watson, Esq., Fitch. R, R., Gen. Pas. Agt., Boston, INLass. 
Dept. of Information, Col. Tiios. E. Barker, 130 State St., Boston, INLass. 
Parade, Col. T. R. Mathews, 50 Central St., Boston, ALass. 
Reunions, Mr. J. Payson Bradley, 7 Central Wharf, Boston, ]Mass. 
Entertainments, Mr. Geo. H. Innis, Court House, Boston, Mass. 
Decorations, Mr. Richard F. Tobin, City Hall, Boston, Mass. 
Reception Committee, Gov. J. Q. A. Brackett, State House, Boston, ^NLass. 
Printing, Mr. Geo. S. Evans, Post Office, Boston, ]SLtss, 

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NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G. A. R. FOR 1890. 



Headquarters Executive Committee, 2 A Beacon, near Tremont Street. 

Headquarters of Gen. Russell A. Alger, Commander-in-Chief G. A. R., Hotel Vendome. 



General down-town business headquarters of Departments 
Dept. Orders issued and information given from these points 

Alabama — Eaton Hall, i8 Boylston St. 
Arizona — Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
Arkansas- — Eaton Hall, 18 Bojlston St. 
Cal. — Horticultural Up. Hall, loi Trem. St. 
Col. — Horticultural Up. Hall, loi Trem. St. 
Conn. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
Delaware — Hall in Y. M. C. A. Building, 

Berkeley and Boylston Sts. 
Florida — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
Georgia — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
Idaho — Horticultural Up. Hall, loi Trem. St. 
Illinois — Mason & Hamlin Hall No. 2, 155 

Tremont St. 
Ind.— Mas. & Ham. Hall No. i, 155 Trem. St. 
Indian Territory — Mason & Hamlin Hall, 

No. I, 155 Tremont St. 
Iowa — Mas. & Ham. Hall No. 1, 155 Trem. St. 
Kan.^ — ^Horticultural Up. Hall, loi Tremont St. 
Kentucky — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
La. and Miss. — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
INIaine — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
Maryland — Hall in Y. M. C. A. Building. 
Mass. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
Mich. — Horticultural Hall, 101 Tremont St. 
Minn. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
Mo.— Mas. & Ham. Hall, No. 2, 155 Trem. St. 
Montana — Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
Nebraska — Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
N. H. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
New Jersey — Hall in Y. M. C. A. Building. 
New Mexico — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
New York— Hall in Y. M. C. A. Building. 
N. Dak.— Horticultural Up. Hall, loi Trem. St. 
Ohio — Mas. & Ham. Hall No. 2, 155 Trem. St. 
Oregon — Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
Pennsylvania — Hall in Y. M. C. A. Building. 
Potom'ac — Hall in Y. M. C. A. Building. 
R. I. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
S. Dak.— Horticultural Up. Hall, loi Trem. St. 
Tennessee — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
Texas — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
Utah — Eaton Hall, 18 Boylston St. 
Vt. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
Virginia — Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
Washington — -Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
West Virginia — Apollo Hall, 151 Tremont St. 
Wis. — Horticultural Hall, loi Tremont St. 
U. S. V. Sig. C'ps— Union Hall. iS Boylston St. 



Residential headquarters of Department Officers. 



157 Boylston St. 
Brunswick, Boylston St. 

Crawford House, Court St. 



Brunswick, Boylston St. 
^^endome, Commonwealth Ave. 



Parker House, School St. 
Brunswick, Boylston St. 
Brunswick, Boylston St. 

Quincy House, Brattle St. 
Brunswick, Boylston St. 
Vendome, Commonwealth Ave. 
Vendome, Commonwealth Ave. 
15 St. James Ave. 
Vendome, Commonwealth Ave. 

loi Boj'lston St. 

Quincv House, Brattle St. 

Reynolds, Washington St. 

Brunswick, Boj-lston St. 

Brunswick, Boylston St. 

Qiiincy House, Brattle St. 
Vendome, Commonwealth Ave. 
Vendome, Commonwealth Ave. 



Tremont House, Tremont St. 

Brunswick, Boylston St. 
Hotel Flower, Columbus Ave. 



N. B. The headquarters of such Departments as had not been assigned up to the time 
the Souvenir went to press, can be found out by applying to- the general headquarters, 2 A 
Beacon St., or to any of the booths designated " G. A. R. Bureau of Information." (See page 46.) 



MEETINGS OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC DURING 

ENCAMPMENT WEEK. 

Monday, Aug. 11. — Reception of visiting Posts. 

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 10 a. m. — Grand Parade (pages 24 and 25). 

8 p. m.— Grand joint reception G. A. R. and W. R. C, Exhibition Hall. 
Admission b\- badge of above Orders. Music : Salem Cadet 
Band. 
Wednesday, Aug. 13, /O a. /n. — Opening of the 24th Nat'l Encampment G. A. R., Faneuil Hall. 

8 p. m. — Grand Army Camp-Fire, Exhibition Hall. 
Thursday, Aug. 14, 10 a. m. — Continued session of the National Encampment. 

5 p. m.— Banquet to the delegates of the National Encampment, to the 
Boston City Government, and to invited guests, Exhibition 
Hall. 
Friday, Aug. 15, 9 a. m. — Excursion by rail to Plymouth and clam-bake for delegates of the 

G. A. R., also W. R. C. 
Saturday, Aug. 16, 9 a. m.— Steamboat excursion down Boston harbor for members of the 

National Encampment. Dinner and music. 



SPECIAL MEETINGS. 

Department camp-fires and re-unions of all kinds will be announced from Department 
Headquarters of the various States. A complete list together with the places and hours of 
gathering will be issued on Monday, Aug. 11. 



EXCURSIONS. 

During Encampment week there will be a large number of inexpensive excursions from 
Boston to the various historical places of interest, to the beaches and to the mountains. 



FLORAL TRIBUTE TO THE GRAND ARMY. 

The visiting veteran should not fail to see the tribute to his honor in Boston's Public 
Garden. There will be found the various army and navy emblems worked out in beautiful floral 
combinations, surpassing any similar exhibit. How beautiful is the sentiment that those 
emblems once wrung from blood should now be wrought in flowers. 



G. A. R. BUREAU OF INFORMATION. 

At the West Street Gate of the Common there will be erected a booth, which will be the 
centre of a system of stations in all prominent hotels and railroad stations, where G. A. R. 
veterans may obtain all kinds of information relative to the Encampment. In addition and in 
intimate connection there will be a large corps of Sons of Veterans patrolling the streets, 
designated by a badge inscribed "Bureau of Information." 

(See pagre 40.) 
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YOURS CORDIALLY, 




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THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, 



Au.\iliar\- to the Grand Arm>- of the Republic. 



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Whenever in ^-ears to conic tlic story of the lo\al \cteran of the War for the 
Union is written, there shall also be told, as a companion picture, the story of the 
women, equallv loyal, who shared his lot. From the hour when treason first raised 
its fratricidal hand to destroy the Nation, and the lo3-al hearts of the father, husband 

and son, brother and lover responded to 
the call to defend and save, women took 
up the duty and privilege of sharing 
their labors. At home, they cared for 
the business and farm, and reared the 
children ; they formed societies to fur- 
c'Y^ nish supplies for the hospital and deli- 
'^) cacies for the sick and wounded ; they 
worked in the "Christian Commission," 
the " Sanitary Commission," and as 
army nurses went to the front ; in the 
hospital and on the battle-field they be- 
came ministering angels to the wounded, 
sick and dying. When the war closed and the mighty host of citizen soldiery 
returned to the vocations of peace, many were wholly unfitted to resume the wonted 
occupations of former years; crippled, wounded, disabled by disease, without means 
to provide for their families, they found women still faithful to their interests. 

The Grand Army of the Republic was formed. Immediately organizations of 
women began to spring up. " Loyal Ladies," "Ladies' Leagues," " Relief Corps," 
and other auxiliaries were established to work for the veteran, assisting the comrades 
in their fraternal duties. 

As early as 1870, at the Fourth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the 
Republic, reference was made to woman's work in connection with the relief work 
of the Order, and a desire was manifested to establish some grade to recognize 
their service. 

For several years the \vomen of Massachusetts had kept pace with their sisters of 
other States in this patriotic work, and many organizations were already in existence. 

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At last, in 1S79, Department Commander Horace Binney Sargent united with his 
Assistant Adjutant-General, James F. Meech, in giving official recognition to them. 
With General Sargent's sanction a circular was issued by the President of the 
Fitchburg Relief Corps, calling a convention of delegates from all Ladies' Aid or 
Relief Societies connected with Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in 
Massachusetts, to form a State organization similar in form and government to that 
of the G. A. R. The date of the convention was assigned for Feb. 12, 1S79. 

Sixty-six delegates, represent- 
ing some sixteen societies, re- 
sponded to the call. The result 
of this convention was the forma- 
tion of a State organization under 
a secret form of work. Twenty- 
three ladies signed the Constitution. 
The Constitution there adopted 
opened with this preamble : — 

" We, the mothers, wives, daughters and 
sisters of tlie soldiers, sailors and marines 
who took part in the late rebellion, and other loyal women, 
do unite to establish a permanent State association for the 
purpose and obiects herein set forth, with such amendments as we shall from time to time think 
proper to make." 

The objects stated were : — 

"To assist members and their families in sickness and distress, and all needj' and sick 
soldiers, sailors and marines, or the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers, sailors and 
marines; to do all in our power to alleviate their distress; to further the interest of all 
subordinate Corps, and institute new Corps throughout the State." 

Mrs. vSarah E. Fuller, of East Boston, was elected first Department President, 
and Mrs. Kathrina L. Beedle, Secretary. A Ritual and code of Rules and Regulations 
were afterwards adopted. In 18S0 the relief organizations of New Hampshire 
decided to adopt the Massachusetts form of work. Their representatives visited 
Maiden, and a mutual Board of Directors known as "The Union Board" was 
formed, with Mrs. E. Florence Barker of Maiden, Mass., as President. In 1SS3 
Wadham's Corps of Waterbury, Conn., was instituted, and others soon followed. 
At the Department Encampment G. A. R. held at Lynn, Mass., in January, iSSo, 
a resolution was adopted recognizing the Woman's Relief Corps. The use of the 
headquarters of the G. A. R. was tendered the first Department officers by Depart- 
ment Commander Sargent. His successors loyally followed his example. 

At the Fifteenth Encampment G. A. R. held at Indianapolis, iSSi, the 
following resolutions were presented by a committee and adopted: — 

''Resolved, That we approve of the project entertained of organizing a Woman's National 
Relief Co:-ps. 

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" Rcsolz'cd, Tliat such Woman's Relief Corps may use under such title, the words 'Auxiliary 
to the Grand Army of the Republic', by special endorsement of the National Encampment of 
the G. A. R.' 

East and west the interest grew. For a brief time all waited for the stniimf)ns 
from some one who should voice the desire of his comrades for the Woman's National 
Organization. This happy consummation was 
at last ertected through Paul Van Der Voort, 
Commander-in-Chief, who in 1883 issued a 
call for a convention at Denver, Col. Repre- 
sentatives from relief societies of sixteen States 
were present. Massachtisetts sent ]Mrs. E. 
Florence Barker, Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller and 
Mrs. Lizabeth A. Turner. Mrs. Barker was 
chosen to preside over the convention, and 
Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood w^as made vSecretary. 
It was voted to form a national organization, 
to adopt secret work, and to admit to member- 
ship all loyal women of good moral character 
who should volunteer their services in aid of 
the veteran and his family. The Ritual, Rules 
and Regulations, and work (written and 
unwritten) of Massachusetts, subject to the 
necessary modifications and revisions to adapt 
it to the work of a national organization, were adopted. 

A formal report of the organization was made to the Eighteenth Encampment 
G. A. R., and accepted by the passage of the following resolutions : — 

^^ Resolved. That we cordially hail the organization of a National Woman's Relief Corps, 
and extend our greeting to them. We return our warmest thanks to the loyal women of the 
land for their earnest support and encouragement, and bid them God-speed in their patriotic 
■vvork." 

The status of tlie organization was thus at once established. 

We stand upon the eve of the Eighth National Convention. Under the able 
guidance of the gifted women who have been elected to the office of National 
President, the Order has grown from the twenty-three who first signed the Con- 
stitution at Fitchburg, Mass., in 1S79, ^° nearly 100,000 members, in thirty States 
and Territories. The sum expended during the past year for the aid of the Union 
veteran and his dependent ones was about $130,000. Since the formation of the 
National Order nearly $350,000 have been expended for the same purpose. A 
National Pension and Relief Committee has untiringly worked for the interest of 
the army nurses ; money from the National Treasury of the W. R. C. is supplied to 
all needy nurses who arc enrolled upon oiu* lists. A National Home in Geneva, 
Ohio, for army nurses and widows of veterans of the War of the Rebellion, is 
nearlv completed, and will l)e maintained by the organization. 

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OM The. PIEUD 




.VjMlTiMG T!-iE Massachusetts, the mother Department, 

|FA'T|HL-Rl.H/f, who now welcomes the National Organization, 
has at the present time 9,713 members. She 
has expended in relief since her organization 
$50,000, and is loyally aiding the Grand i\rmv 
of the Republic in its work of charity. 

The great prosperity that has attended the 
Woman's Relief Corps is regarded by all thought- 
ful observers, both of the W. R. C. and the 
G. A. R., as the direct result of the broad 
foundation upon which our Order was builded. 
From the day the first Convention was held at 
Fitchburg until now the admission of loyal 
women to our fraternity has been questioned 
by some, who, looking only at the similarity 
of the two organizations (the W. R. C. and 
the G. A. R.), argued that the Woman's Relief 
Corps should limit its membership to kin of the veteran and to army nurses. 
Unhesitatingly and emphatically has the question always been met and decided 
in favor of the loyal women. To exclude these from our ranks ^vould be 
like sending an armv into battle without " the sinews of war." The loyal 
woman is our grand reserve ; in enlisting her we derive a revenue from a source 
that does not impoverish the veteran. In most cases the treasury of the 
veteran and "his kin" are one, and it is but a repetition of the right and left 
pocket. The loval woman gives from a fresh supply, not depleted by the 
drain of the long service at the front, or diminished by the ill-health of the 
veteran. Many a one gives today as she did in the days gone by ; having 
no one else to give she gave herself; she cared for the old mother at home, 
the sickly wife and the fatherless children. Today, in justice, as well as for 
the interest of the veteran, we 
welcome her to our ranks. 

Side by side with the com- 
rades work the Woman's Relief 
Corps; visiting the sick, caring 
for the widow and orphan, incul- 
cating lessons of patriotism in the 
hearts and minds of the young ; 
assisting in Memorial Day exer- 
cises, and in all things striving 
to prove worthy of the trust 
conferred. 




ROSTER OF THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. 



NATIONAL OFFICERS. 

President, Axxie Wittenmyer, Sanatoga, Pa. 

Senior Vice-President, Emma Manchester, Lincoln, Neb. 

Junior Vice-President, Frances R. Martin, New Haven, Conn. 

Secretary, Abbie Lynch, Allegheny, Pa. 

Treasurer, Armilla A. Cheney, Detroit, Mich. 

Chaplain, Nettie M. Norton, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Inspector, Clara E. Nichols, Corwith, Iowa. 

Counselor, Charity Rusk Craig, Viroqua, Wis. 

Instituting & Installing Officer, Sarah A. C. Plimmer. Lansing, Mich. 



DEPARTMENTS. 

California— Pres., P. Stanton Marshall, Reno, Nev. ; Sec, Ella F. Zwisler, Oakland. 

Colo. & Wyo.,— Pres., American Anderson, Denver; Sec, Delia I. Kelsay, Denver. 

Conn.— Pres., Jennie E. W. Smith, Winsted ; Sec, Etta B. Home, Winsted. 

Illinois — Pres., Delilah A. Leaverton, Palestine; Sec, Martha Lindsay, Palestine. 

Indiana — Pres., Melissa Caylor, Noblesville; Sec, Mary E. Boyd, Noblesville. 

Iowa — Pres., Seraphine H. Osgood, Mt. Pleasant; Sec, Mary M. Welch, Mt. Pleasant. 

Kansas — Pres., Clara Junkerman, W^ichita; Sec, Laura E. Myers, Wichita. 

Kentucky — Pres., Amanda M. Davis, Newport; Sec, Fannie Davis, Newport. 

Maine — Pres., Clara B. Leavitt, Skowhegan; Sec, Helen S. Brown, Skowhegan. 

Maryland- Pres., Eliza T. P. Pray, Baltimore; Sec, Esther Kirwan, Baltimore. 

Massachusetts — Pres., Mary E. Knowles, Charlestown; Sec, Mary E. Elliot, SomerviUe. 

Michigan — Pres., Abbie R. Flagg, Battle Creek; Sec, Hattie H. Willard, Battle Creek. 

Minnesota- Pres., Lydia A. George, Minneapolis; Sec, Helen M. Fox, Minneapolis. 

Missouri — Pres., Bessie E. Young, Kansas City; Sec, Mona Crosson, Kansas City. 

Nebraska — Pres., Mary R. Morgan, Alma; Sec, Amanda M. Lafterty, Alma. 

Ne^v Hampshire — Pres., Sophia D. Hall, Dover; Sec, Adeline F. Goodwin, Dover. 

New Jersey— Pres., Elizabeth H. Amer, New Brunswick; Sec, Emma J. Southwick, Trenton. 

New Mexico— (Prov.) Pres., Maggie M. Rudisille, White Oaks; Sec, Abbie Hull, White Oaks. 

New York — Pres., Sarah C. Nichols, Auburn; Sec, Jennie P. Shepard, Seneca Falls. 

Dakota— (North) Pres., Josephine Folsom, Fargo; Sec, Mattie S. Ehrman, Fargo. 

Ohio — Pres., Ada F. Clark, Canton; Sec, Alice M. Rex, Canton. 

Oregon — Pres., Mary H. Ellis, Forest Grove; Sec, Sarah E. White, Forest Grove. 

Pennsylvania — Pres., S. Maria Lennard, Wilkes Barre ; Sec, Jennie M. Reavley, Erie. 

Rhode Island — Pres., Sadie S. Morton, Providence; Sec, Mary E. Padelford, Providence. 

South Dakota— Pres., Lucy P. Bryson, Gettysburg; Sec, Mary M. Steward, Gettysburg. 

Tennessee— (Prov.) Pres., Bianca L. Muller, Chattanooga; Sec, J. M. S. Case, Chattanooga. 

Texas — Pres., Hattie A. Loring, San Antonio; Sec, Mary J. Underbill, San Antonio. 

Vermont — Pres., Janet P. Blackmer, Manchester Depot ; Sec, Delia E. Lykes, Manchester Centre. 

Washington — Pres., May Evans, Walla Walla. 

Wisconsin — Pres., Helen M. Charlton. Brodhead; Sec, Eleanor W. Stone, Brodhead. 



WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS IN BOSTON, 1890. 



National Headquarters of the Woman's Relief Corps, Hotel Vendome. 

Executive Committee, Dept. Mass. W. R. C, Hotel Vendome. 

Business headquarters Dept. Mass. during Encampment week, Tremont Temple. 



STATE DEPARTMENTS :^UARTERED AS FOLLOWS: — 

California — Room 17, Boylston Building, Washington St., cor. Boylston. 
Colorado — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warren ton St. 
Connecticut — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Illinois — Pilgrim Hall, Congregational House, 6 Beacon St. 
Indiana — Hotel V^endome. 
Iowa — Educational Rooms, 98 Boylston St. 

Kansas — Room 17, Boylston Building, Washington, cor. Boylston St. 
Kentuck}' — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Maine — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Maryland — Pilgrim Hall, Congregational House, 6 Beacon St. 
Massachusetts — Hotel Vendome. 
Michigan — Educational Rooms, 9S Bo\lston St. 
Minnesota — Pilgrim Hall. Congregational House, 6 Beacon St. 
Missouri — Pilgrim Hall, Congregational House, 6 Beacon St. 
Nebraska — Educational Rooms, 9S Boylston St. 
New Hampshire — Qiiincy House, Brattle St. 
New Jersey, Pilgrim Ilall, Congregational House, 6 Beacon St. 
New Mexico — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
New York — Hotel Brunswick, Boylston, cor. Clarendon St. 
No. Dakota — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Ohio — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Oregon — Barnard iSIemorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Pennsylvania — Educational Rooms, 9S Boylston Street. 
Rhode Island — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
So. Dakota — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Tennessee- — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Texas — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Vermont — -Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
Washington — Barnard Memorial Chapel, 10 Warrenton St. 
West Virginia — Tremont Temple. 
Wisconsin — ^ Tremont Temple. 
The Ladies' Aid Association of the Soldiers' Home, Chelsea, Mass., will receive friends at 
No. 38 Chester Square. 

• • • e 

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS MEETINGS IN BOSTON, 1890. 

Tuesday, Aug. 12th, 8 p. m. — Grand joint reception G. A. R. and W. R. C. at Exluibition 

Half. Music, Salem Cadet Band. 
Wednesday, Aug. 13th, 10 a. m. — Opening of the Eighth National Convention of Woman's 

Relief Corps, Tremont Temple. 
8 p. m.—G. A. R. Camp-fire, Exhibition Hall; W. R. C. by invitation. 
Thursday, Aug. 14th, 10 a.m. — Adjourned meeting of the Eighth Convention. 
Friday, Aug. 15th. 9 a. m. — Excursion of delegates with G. A. R. delegates by rail 

(Old Colony R. R.), to Plymouth. 
8 p. m.—W. R. C. Camp-fire, Tremont Temple. 
Saturday, Aug. 16th, 9 a. m. — Excursion by rail (Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn R. R.), to 

Nahant. 
N. B. — Notices of special meetings may be expected from headquarters through the 
daily press. (^Sec page 46.) 

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ROSTER DEPT. OF MASS. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. 




MARS E. KNOWLES, President Dept. Mais. W. R. C. 

DEPARTMENT OFFICERS. 
Pres., Mary E. Knowles, Charlestow n. I J^.^^-Pres., Elizabeth V. Lang. Ilvde Park. 

Sr. Vice-Pres., Mary M. Perry, Springfield. | Treas., Harriette L. Reed, Dorchester. 
Chaplain, Emily L. Clark. Northampton. 

EXECUTIVE BOARD. 
LizABETH A. Turner, Boston. | Angie A. Robinson, Worcester. 

Hattie a. Ralph, Somerville. | Eliza F. Stiles, Lynn. 

Pri'den'CE II. Stokes, Qiiincy. 

APPOINTED. 

I. ^: I. Officer, Carrie S. L. Bagley, Fitchb'g. 
Senior Aide and Chief of Staft", Eva T.Cook, 
( jloncester. 



Secretary, Mary E. Elliot, Somerville. 
Inspector, Clare H. Burleigh, Athol. 
Counselor, Emma B. Lowd, Salem. 



DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION. 
Delegate at large, Hattie A. Ralph. Somerville. 



Augusta A. Wales, Dorchester. 
Leocardia F. Flowers, Cambridge. 
Marion E. Bridgman, Northampton. 
Emilie L. W. Waterman, Boston. 
Mary G. Deane, Fall River. 
Hattie M. Tuttle, South Boston. 
Sarah C. Walkley, Westficld. 



Amelia J. Parker, Lynn. 
J. \'icTORiA Simmons, Worcester. 
Louisa J. Savage, Haverhill. 
Lucia A. Knapp, Plymouth. 
Maria C. Walker. Greenfield. 
Carrie S. L. Bagley, Fitchburg. 
Clar.v a. Pillsbury, Danvers. 



ALTERNATES 
Alternate at large, Sarah \V. Merchant, Lowell. 
C. Della Locke, Wakefield. 
Mary A. Yasinski, Salem. 
Annie M. Walker, Cambridgeport. 
Lucy M. James, New Bedford. 



M. Alice Carey, Maiden. 
Clare H. Burleigh. Athol. 
Lydia R. Cobb, Foxboro. 

Sarah E. Fuller, Medford. 
E. Florence Barker, Maiden. 



Adeline P. Snell, Holyoke. 
\'iOLET C. DuRGiN. Arlington. 
Harriet O. Grant, Merrimac. 
Lizzie M. Edw.\rds, Brooklinc. 
Li Lu A. Mann, Montague. 
Georgia A. Collins, Amesbury. 
Augusta C. Caslkr, Everett. 



PAST DEPT. PRESIDENTS. 

I M. Susie Goodale, Medford. 
I S. Agnes Parker, Brockton. 
Em.ma B. Lowd, Salem. 
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COMPOSITION OF THE PARADE. 

Commander-in-Chief Russell A. Alger and Staft" will head the column; then, pursuant to 
vote of the National Encampment at Columbus in i8SS, it is the intention of forming by Depart- 
ments according to seniority, except that the Department in which the Encampment is held, by 
courtesy, takes the left of line. This will place Wisconsin first and Massachusetts, as entertaining 
Department, at the left. Immediately in the rear of Massachusetts Department will be a large 
body of disabled G. A. R. veterans in carriages. A Naval Division will probably follow and the 
Sons of Veterans will bring up the rear. It is interesting to note the 

GRAND STANDS * 

erected along the line of march. The first is at Copley Square and will be reserved for ladies and 
invited guests of the Grand Army. On Washington Street at Blackstone Square and Franklin 
Square are two large stands. One of these, erected by the city, will be reserved for the State and 
City Government. The last stand is in Adams Square where General Alger and Staff will review 
the Parade. There are two 

TRIUMPHAL ARCHES, 

the first on Washington Street at Blackstone and Franklin Squares, and the second on Washing- 
ton at Hanover Street where the column is dismissed. These arches will be imposing and 
beautiful ; some eighty feet long by fifty high ; elaborate in design and decoration, they will add 
greatlv to the gorgeous spectacle as the troops pass under them. Besides these the Arlington 
Street gate of the Public Garden will be handsomely arched. 

DECORATIONS. 

All intersections of streets along the line of march will be appropriately decorated, and 
undoubtedly the private displays will be numerous and beautiful. 

HALLS DECORATED. 

The National Headquarters, 2A Beacon Street, will be decorated from the first of August 
through Encampment week. Music Hall, Faneuil Hall, Tremont Temple, Horticultural Hall, 
Mechanics Building and many others will be decorated both inside and out, while it is expected 
that many of the Departments will adorn their headquarters. At Music Hall, in addition to 
extensive draperies there will be life-size portraits by Berthrong of Lincoln, Grant, Farragut, 
Sheridan, Logan, Hancock, Hooker, Dahlgren and McClellan. The positions of the Depart- 
ments in Music Hall will be indicated by handsome banners. 

G. A. R. EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. 

When we consider the large number of G. A. R. men who will assemble, their age, the 
heat which it is natural to expect at this time ofj-ear and all other circumstances, it will be 
W'Onderful if there are not a large number of cases of sickness or accidents requiring immediate 
attention. The Committee have arranged with Otis H. Marion, M. D., surgeon of the ist 
Regiment of >Iass. Volunteer Militia, to provide for such contingencies. Dr. Marion's plans 
are to have a portion of the Murdock hospital on Huntington Ave., near West Chester Park, 
for his use. Volunteer G. A. R. surgeons will be stationed at all the larger hotels and places 
of meetings. There will be ambulances ready for immediate call. The ambulance corps 
of the Mass. Volunteer Militia will be on hand the day of the parade. Bulletins will be giyen 
the press tsvice a day stating all casualties as well as condition of patients and where they may 
be found. The scheme is admirably planned by Dr. Marion and will undoubtedly be successful. 

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GRAND PARADE. 



10.30 A. M., TUESDAY. AUGUST 12th, 1890. 



The Grand xVimv will mass on South Side of Commonwealth A%enuc upon the 
grass plot from West' Chester Park to Arlington Street. The Naval Division ^vlll 
mass on Newburv Street, right resting on Arlington; the Sons of \ eterans on 
Marlboro, right resting on Arlington; and the Carriages of G. A. R. on Beacon, 

right on Arlington. 

After the review in line by General Alger the march will be taken from 
West Chester Park down Commonwealth Avenue to Arlington Street. Depart- 
ments will follow from the right as the column passes their position in hue. 
The line of march will then be as follows: Arlington Street, Boylston Street, 
Copley Square, Dartmouth Street, Columbus Avenue, West Chester Park and 
Square (south side), Washington Street; reviewed at Adams Square by General 
Alo-er; column dismissed at Hanover Street. 




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ROSTER OF SONS OF VETERANS. 





CHAS. F. GRIFFIN, Commander-in-Chief Sons of Veterans 



W. A. STEVENS, Col. Mass. Diu. Sons of Veterans. 



COMMANDERY-IN-CHIEF. 

Gen. Chas. F. Griffin, Indianapolis, Ind. Lieut.-Gen. II. B. Baguley, Wheeling, W. Va. 

Maj.-Gen. George W. Pollett, Paterson, N. J. 

STAFF. 



Chief-of-StafT J. G. Winfrey, Evansville, Ind. 
Adj. -Gen. C. A. Bookwalter, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
Q^-M. Gen. E. W. Homans, Danville, Ind. 
Judge-Adv. Gen. O. B. Brown, Dayton, Ohio. 



Henry Frazee, Cleveland, Ohio. 
J. H. Hinckley, Beverly, Mass. 

MASS. 

Col. W. A. Stevens, Maiden. 
Lieut.-Col. Chas. K. Darling, 
Maj. W. II. Delano, Sharom 
Ad'it. Geo. J. Porter, Maiden. 
Q^-M. H. A. Mayo, Maiden. 
Insp. A. C. Blaisdell, Lowell. 



Insp.-Gen. Marvin E. Hall, Hillsdale, Mich. 
Surg. Gen. E. A. Bracklow, M. D., N. Y. Citv. 
Chf. Must. Off. J. A. Rice, Oskaloosa, Iowa^ 
Chap.-in-Chief Clay D. Herod, Erie, Kas. 

COUNCIL-m-CHIEF. 

I E. T. Roe, Springfield, 111. 
I Wm. O. McDowell, Newark, N. J. 
C. D.Jones, Norton, Kas. 

DIV. SONS OF VETERANS. 

Must. Officer Chas. F. Cook, Whitman. 
Judge-Adv. Willard I lowland, Chelsea. 
Chaplain W. M. Ferris, Newton. 
Surg. J. C. Cutter. M. D., Warren. 
Non.-Com. Staff Sergt. Maj. Geo. L. Putnam, 
Maiden. 
Q,-M., B. O. Tilden, Maiden. 



Fitchbur 



DIVISION COUNCIL. 
Past Colonels D. B. Purbeck, Salem ; N. C. Upham, Fitchbun 



H. S. Grossman, Springfield. 




VETERANS. — The Grand Army of the Republic has undoubtedly attained its 
maximum strength, and will now enter upon the glorious sunset of its existence. 
Not many years hence the G. A. R. will be known only as a wonderful fact of 
) history. The society of the Sons of Veterans is a natural child of the G. A. R. 
Its avowed principles are " to carry on the work of charity and benevolence 
^ toward the defenders of the country during their lives; to observe the sacred ceremonies 
of Memorial Day, and to foster the spirit of loyalty to their countrv and its flag." 

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THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS OF NAVAL 
VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES. 





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The principles which the (iraml .Vnny of the Repultlic 
stands pledged to maintain and the objects for which it was 
organized appeal as strongly to the loyal sailor as to his soldier 
brother. Naturally, there- 
fore, the G. A. R. early 
absorbed into its ranks 
large numbers of naval veterans. It was be- 
cause of no change in principles that many 
old sailors in course of time decided to with- 
draw from the G. A. R. and form naval 
associations ; it was rather that the new 
organizations might unite the naval veterans 
in closer bonds of fraternitv. Illustrating 
the feeling of naval veterans and their regard for " Blue Peter," Thos. G. Stevens 
Post 36, G. A. R., has been presented with a silk Union Jack by its naval veteran 
members, ami in the parade this will be carried bv one of them in the uniform ot a 
pett\- otlicer of the nav\-. 

The first National Con\ention of eight 
veteran associations was held Jan. 13, 
18S7, in New York city, and Charles W. 
Adams of Illinois was elected Commodore. 
A Constitution, together with a imiform, 
liadge and button, were adopted and other 
important matters for the welfare of the 
local associations decided upon. The 
objects of this National Organization, as 
stated, were to cherish the memory and 
association of the War of the Rebellion, 
to jDerpetuate the glorious name and deeds 
of our na\v, to strengthen the ties of 
fraternal fellowship and svmpathy. to 
extend relief to worthy members, to bury 
their dead and to maintain the honor of 
the .Vmerican t1ag. 

The second National Convention was 
held in Philadelphia. Jan. 13, iSSS, and 
Joseph Iladlield of New York citv elected 





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Commodore. The third National Conven- 
tion was held at Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 13, 
1S89. The list of officers then elected appears 
on page 30. The fourth National Convention 
will be held in Boston, Aug. 13, 1890, and will 
be attended by nearly one hundred delegates 
and a large number of veterans. 

There are at present 22 naval veteran asso- 
ciations ; 17 of these are under the control of 
the officers and the Governing Board of the 
National Association. Nearly 2,500 veteran 
sailors have joined naval veteran associations ; 
this number does not include the G. A. R. 
Naval Posts, of which there are three, viz : 
No. 516 of New York citv, P. L. Flynn, Commander; No, 400 of Philadelphia, 
J. V. Home, Commander; the E. A. Stevens Post, No. 104 of New Jersey, G. D. 
Egbert, Commander. 

There are a large number of naval veterans in the Posts of all State Departments ; 
notably, Post 5 of Lynn, Mass., having on its roster over 100 naval veterans. The 
Naval Legion of California has nearly 600 members ; the Kearsarge Association, 
of Boston, 300 ; the Naval Legion of Philadelphia, 300 ; the Connecticut Asso- 
ciation, over 250. 

!NLany of the naval veteran associations meet regularly once or twice a month, 
and all of them have yearly reunions where the old blue jackets spin over their 
yarns, fight over their battles, and per- 
haps " splice the main brace." The old , ^ 
veterans are rapidly " losing the number I \ 
of their mess," and in a few short years 
there will be left but a " quarter watch" 
of useless human hulks. May they find 
happiness and contentment as they lie 
moored in the still waters of the stream 
of life, calmly awaiting the inevitable hour 
when the frail cable shall part and they 
drift away into the great Ocean of Eter- 
nity. 

In the early part of 1S61 old Massa- 
chusetts, awake to the necessities of the 
hour, took active measures in supporting 
the General GoAernment in defence of the 
Union by purchasing two steam vessels 
for a patrol of her coast. Four companies 



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\vcie raised under tlie auspices of the Boston Marine 
Society, for a coast guard and Robert \^. Forbes 
commissioned as their Commodore. Massa- 
chusetts sent an agent to Europe who pur- 
chased twenty 1 1 and 9-in. Blakely rifled 
guns for coast defence ; at the same time 
serving as a school of practice for the 
Coast Guard and supplying trained 
gunners for the Navy. The two vessels carried troops and stores to Fortress 
Munroe for some months, one of then running the blockade of the Potomac. 
When the General Government assumed full direction of all war matters it 
purchased these vessels and remunerated ^lassachusetts to the amount of $500,000 
expended by her in what were strictly naval preparations. The Coast Guard 
disbanded and its members joined other organizations, naval or military. 

Of the 130,000 officers and enlisted men in the Navy from 1861 to 1865, Massa- 
chusetts furnished 30,000, 2,400 of whom were oflicers, 164 being in the regular 
Navy. Ninetv-seven officers and over 567 enlisted men gave up then- lues, 34 
of whom were killed or lost in action. Of the 29,700 men in the naval service during 
the Rebellion unaccounted for, it is fair to add 5,000 or 6,000 to the 30,000 credited 
to the State bv the naval authorities. 

To show" the improvement of the present over the past in naval construction, 
illustrations of the old and new vessels are herewith presented: The "Kearsarge" 
of 1 ,550 tons, with an armament consisting of four 9-inch smooth bore muzzle loadmg 
guns^; two S-inch muzzle loading rifles, and one 60-pounder breech loading rifle 
gun, with a secondary battery of one small Hotchkiss and one Catling gun. 

The " Monterey," a coast defence, low free-board armored vessel. Monitor type. 
5,000 tons, with an armament of i iio-ton, 16-inch breech-loading rifle gun; i 
4a-ton, 12-inch ditto; 6 4-inch rapid fire guns and i 15-inch pneumatic gun. 
throwing a shell containing soo lbs. dynamite ; a secondary battery of 3 9-pounders, 
2 6-pounders, and 4 3-pounders, all rapid fire guns. This vessel is protected by a 
side armor of from 12 to 16-inch steel plating and a barbette armor of 1 2 to 16- 
inch ditto. She is furnished with electric search and signal lights, a speed of 16 K., 
and is, for her displacement, one of the most powerful armored vessels ever constructed. 




ROSTER OF THE NATIONAL NAVAL VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 




II ^ ii I 



Ml J LiuUiaul 





\ K. A. ^f ^^.y.^y 





Baclcjeof National Ass' 11 of N.V. SYMMES E.BROWNE, Commodore of N. N.V. Ass' n. Badge of Kearsarge Ass' n of Boston. 

OFFICERS. 

Commodore, Sy.mmes E. Browne, Columbus, Ohio. 
Commander, William Simmons, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Surgeon, Lorenzo Travers, Providence, R. I. 
Paymaster, F. H. Grove, New York City. 
Secretary, Albion P. Babbitt, Columbus, Ohio. 
Assistant Secretary, John W. Keene, Columbus, Ohio. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Wm. Simmons, Philadelphia, Pa. 
John A. Franklin, Chicago, 111. 
P. J. INIcMahon, New Orleans, La. 
Isaac Newton, Washington, D. C. 
E. J. Tyrrell, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
S. H. M.\UNDER, W^ashington, Kan. 



James P. Holland, New York. 
James Kavanaugh, St. Paul, Minn. 
C. A. Augustus, Milwaukee, Wis. 
E. P. Springer, Providence, R. I. 
J. W. Keen, Columbus, Ohio. 
A. L. Lowe, Kansas City, Mo. 



Jeremiah J. Crowley of the National Home, Milwaukee, Wis. 

NAVAL VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS. 

The Farragut N. V. A., Philadelphia, Pa., Henry McGinnis, Commander. 

Organized Oct. 5, 1865 ; membership 200. 
The Farragut, N. V. A., New York City, W. H. Black, Commander. 

Organized Nov. 15, 1883; membership 175. 
Connecticut, N. V. A., Wm. C. Staples, Westport, Conn., Commander. 

Organized June iS, 18S4; membership 250. 
The Farragut N. V. A., Chicago, 111., D. B. Hubbard, Commander. 

Organized June 21, 1S84; membership 40. 
The U. S. N. V. A., Washington, Kan., Samuel H. Maunder, President. 

Independent; organized Sept., 18S5 ; membership 28. 



NAVAL VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS.— Continued. 

The N. V. L., Calitbrnia, Martin Murray, Coniiiiander. 

Independent; organized June i, 1S85 ; membership 500. 
The Essex N. V. A., Salem, Mass., Alonzo M. Neal, Commander. 

Organized Feb. 26, 1SS7 ! membership 40. 
The Cumberland N. V. A., Lawrence, Mass., James Lane, Commander. 

Organized April 25, 18S7; membership 25. 

The Commodore Foote N. V. A., St. Louis, Mo., J. C. Parker, Commander. 

Organized Oct. 11, 1887; membership 50. 
The Kearsarge N. V. A., Boston, Mass., Paul II. Kendricken, Co-nmodore. 

Independent; organized Nov., 1887; membership 3cxx 
The ^Monitor N. V. A., Camden, N. J., R. A. Pierson, Commander. 

Independent; organized Dec. 16, 1887; membership 40. 
The Cushing N. V. A., Milwaukee, Wis., John DriscoU, Commander. 

Organized June 4, 18S8; membership 37. 
The N. V. A. of the Gulf, T. J. Woodward, Commander. 

Organized Sept. i, 18S8; membership 75. 
The Commodore Rogers N. V. A., Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Bell, Commander. 

Organized Jan. i, 1889; membership 75. 
The Potomac X. ^'. A., Washington, D. C, Isaac Newton, Commander. 

Organized April 8, 18S9; membership 75. 
Minnesota, N. \''. A., St. Paul, Minn., James Cavanaugh, Commander. 

Organized April 15, 1SS9; membership 25. 
The Commodore Dupoint N. V. A., Kansas Citv, Mo., W. H. Yeaton, Commander. 

Organized March 14, 18S8; membership 30. 
The David D. Porter N. V. A., Columbus, O.. J. W. Keerie, Commander. 

Organized July -o, 1S89; membership — 
The Farragut N. V. A., Providence, R. I., W. H. Place. Commander. 

Organized Julv 2, 1889; membership 75. 
The Admiral Dahlgren N. V. A., Dayton, O., E. P. Banning, Commander. 

Organized Oct. iS, 1889; membership — 
The Naval Legion, Philadelphia, Pa., Chas. Lawrence, Commander. 

Independent; organized Oct., 1SS9; membership 300. 
The Three Falls City N. V. A., Louisville, Ky., P. W. Hagar, Commander. 

Independent; Organized March 9, 1890; membership 20. 

Headquarters of the National Association of Naval Veterans will be at Metropolitan Hotel, 1168 Washington St. 

Commodore Symmes E. Browne will be quartered at the Brunswick. 

The Kearsarge Association of Boston will be found quartered at Banta's Hall, Washington .St., cor. Union Park. At 

this place ihey invite all naval veterans to come and register; to meet mess-males and spin old yarns. 
Naval Post No. 400, and Naval Legion, all of Philadelphia, will be quartered at Hotel Herbert, Boylston Place. 
Information concerning naval matters can be obtained either at the general headquarters. Metropolitan Hotel, or at the 

Kearsarge quarters, Banta's Hall. 

MEETING OF NAVAL VETERANS. 

Monday, Atijj- lltli, a. 111. — The Kearsarge Association will meet visiting Associations and Naval Posts at 

Providence Division, O. C. R. R. depot, Park Square, and accompany them to 
their hall (Banta's), where the visitors will be tendered a breakfast and reception. 
Tuesday, Aug. ISth, 10 a. m. — Grand Parade (pages 24, 25). 

Wednesday, Aug. 13tli, 10 a. 111. — Fourth National Convention of the N.ival Veteran Association will be held at 

Banta's Hall. 
N. B. Notice of special meetings and reunions will be issued from headquarters through the daily press. 
Naval veterans will be interested to see the life-size picture of" Farragut in the rigging" in the window of C. E. Osgood 
& Co., 744 Washington St., and more especially the beautiful tloral emblems in the Public Garden, comprising badges of the 
G. A. R., Loyal Legion, Army Corps, W. R. C, S. of V., Naval Jack, Kearsarge .Association and National .Association badge. 
The Atlantic .Squadron will be anchored in Boston harbor during Encampment Week. 

(See page 46.) 

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MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION OF THE U. S. 





RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, Commander-in-Chief. 



JOHN M. CORSE, Commander Mass. Commandery. 



THE COMMANDERY-IN-CHIEF. 

Instituted October 22, 1885. Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Commander-in-Chief, Brev. Maj.-Gen. Rutherford B. Hayes, U. S. V. 
Senior Vice-Commander-in-Chief, Rear Admiral A. Ludlow Case, U. S. N. 
Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Maj.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A. 
Recorder-in-Chief, Brev. Lieut.-Col. John P. Nicholson, U. S. V. 
Registrar-in-Chief, Brev. Brig.-Gen. Albert Ordway, U. S. V. 
Treasurer-in-Chief, Brev. Brig.-Gen. John J. Milhau, U. S. V. 
Chancellor-in-Chief, Capt. Peter D. Keyser, U. S. V. 
Chaplain-in-Chief, Chaplain H. Clay Trumbull, U. S. V. 
Council-in-Chief, Brev. Brig.-Gen. Orlando M. Poe, U. S. A. 
Colonel Thomas L. Livermore, U. S. V. 
Brev.-Maj. John P. Rea, U. S. V. 
Brev. Maj.-Gen. Eugene A. Carr, U. S. A. 
Maj.-Gen. Lewis Wallace, U. S. V. 



THE COMMANDERIES. 

California — Commander, Maj.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A.; Recorder, Brev. Lieut.-Col. 

Wm. E. Smedberg, U. S. V. 
Colorado — Commander, Maj. Victor A. Elliott, U. S. V.; Recorder, Brev. Capt. James R. 

Saville, U. S. V. 
Dist. of Columbia — Commander, Brev. Brig.-Gen. Chas F. Manderson, U. S. V.; Recorder, 

Brev. Maj. Wm. P. Huxford, U. S. A. 
Illinois — Commander, Brev. Maj.-Gen. Julius White, U. S. V.: Recorder, Lieut.-Col. Chas. W. 

Davis, U. S. V. 
Indiana — Commander, Maj.-Gen. Lewis Wallace, U. S. V.; Recorder, First Lieut. Benj. B. 

Peck, U. S. V. 

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THE COMMANDERI ES. — Cont in ued . 

Iowa — Commander, Maj. Hoyi Sherman, U. S.V. ; Recorder, Capt. Voltaire P. Twombly, U. S. V. 
Kansas — Commander, Brev. Maj.-Gen. Alexander McD. McCook, U. S. A.; Recorder, Captain 

Forrest H. Hathaway, U. S. A. 
Maine— Commander, Brev. Brig.-Gen. John M. Brown, U. S. V. ; Recorder, Brev. Maj. Henry 

S. Burrage, U. S. V. 
Massachusetts — Commander, Brev. Maj.-Gen. John M. Corse, U. S. V.; Recorder, Col. Arnold 

A. Rand, U. S. V. 
Michigan — Commander, Brev. Brig.-Gen. Israel C. Smith, U. S. V.; Recorder, Brev. Maj. 

George W. Chandler, U. S. V. 
Minnesota — Commander, Lieut. Wm. Lochren, U. S. V.; Recorder, Brev. Maj. George Q^ 

White, U. S. A. 
Missouri — Commander, Brev. Maj. Henry N. Morrill, U. S. V.; Recorder, Capt. Wm. R. 

Hodges, U. S. V. 
Nebraska — Commander, Brev. Brig.-Gen. Amasa Cobb, U. S. V; Recorder, Maj. Horace 

Ludington, U. S. V. 
New York — Commander, Brev. Maj.-Gen. Wager Swayne, U. S. A.; Recorder, Paymaster 

George De Forest Barton, late U. S. N. 
Ohio — Commander, Brev. Lieut.-Col. Ephraim C. Dawes, U. S. V.; Recorder, Captain 

Robert Hunter, U. S. V. 
Oregon — Commander, Brev. Maj.-Gen. John Gibbon, U. S. A.; Recorder, Capt. Gavin E. 

Caukin, U. S. V. 
Pennsylvania — Commander, Brev. Maj.-Gen. David McM. Gregg, U. S. V.; Recorder, Brev. 

Lieut.-Col. John P. "Nicholson, U. S. V. 
Wisconsin — Commander, Maj. Chas. H. Anson, U. S. V.; Recorder, Captain A. Ross 

Houston, U. S. V. 



■&\(s 



HE Loyal Legion is comprised of officers and honorably discharged officers of the Army, 
^ Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. The beginning of the organization 
dates back to the darkest moment of American history. Its avowed principles are — 

First — A firm belief and trust in the Almighty God, extolling Him under whose beneficent 
guidance the sovereignty and integrity of the Union have been maintained, the honor of the 
flag vindicated, and the blessings of civil liberty secured, established and enlarged. 

Second — True allegiance to the United States of America based upon paramount respect 
for fidelity to the National Constitution and Laws, manifested by discountenancing whatever 
may tend to weaken loyalty, incite to insurrection, treason and rebellion, or impair in manner 
the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions. 

The objects of the organization are to cherish the memories and associations of the war 
waged in defence of the unity and indivisibility of the Republic; strengthen the ties of fraternal 
fellowship and sympathy formed by companionship-in-arms ; advance the best interests of the 
soldiers and sailors of the United States, especially of those associated as Companions of this 
Order, and extend all possible relief to their widows and children ; foster the cultivation of 
militarv and naval science; enforce unqualified allegiance to the General Government; protect 
the rights and liberties of American citizenship, and maintain National honor, Union and 
Independence. 

The interests of the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army are nearly identical and many 
veterans have a membership in both organizations. 

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HISTORICAL BOSTON. 



LIEF, THE NORSEMAN. 

Commonwealth A\enue, running west from the 
PubHc Garden, is one of the most beautiful streets in 
America. Along its broad central pathway are scattered 
several handsome monuments. Of these, the most beautiful 
is that of Lief, the Norseman, who, according to the legend, 
discovered this continent five hundred years before 
Columbus. 

The figure is ideal and heroic; it represents a youth, 
stalwart but supple, abounding in life and aglow with 
hope. He stands shading his eyes, scanning the new-found 
land. The figure is of bronze and is the work of the 
Boston artist, Miss Annie Whitney. The pedestal is of 
brown stone arising from a capacious granite basin. 
Boston owes this statue largely to the suggestion and zeal 
of the great Norwegian musician, Ole Bull. It is finely 
situated just west of the intersection of Commonwealth 
Avenue and West- Chester Park. 





PLYMOUTH ROCK. 

" And the heavy night hung dark 
The hills and waters o'er, 
When a band of exiles moored their bark 
On the wild New England shore." 

* * * 

" Ay^ call it holy ground, 

The soil where first they trod. 
They have left unstained what there the}- found — 
Freedom to worship God." 

The landing of the pilgrims on Plymouth Rock on 
the 2oth of Dec, 1620, was not only a spectacle of lofty 
religious zeal and sublime heroism, but it was an event 
of the greatest significance to the human family at large, 
and especially to the futiu'e of this coimtry ; for to the 
Pilgrims with their stern heroic character, and unswerv- 
ing devotion to principle is due, more than to any other 
cause, the greatness, position and power of this nation. 
The rock upon which they landed that bleak winter 
day has ever been cherished with the most sacred feelings 
by their descendants. The change in the coast line 
wrought b} tlie action of tide and wind through these two centuries and a half, has 
now left the rock some distance back from the shore. It stands on Water St. in the 
town of Plymouth, and over it, has been erected a handsome granite canopy; while 
high above on a neighboring hill stands the nation's monument to the Pilgrims — a 
colossal piece of granite, whose chief figure representing Faith stands thirty-six teet 
high, chiselled in stone — the largest granite statue in the world. 

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THE CRISPUS ATTUCKS MONUMENT. 




The first blood shed in the struggle for American 
freedom was in the Boston INIassacre, ^larch 5th, 1770, 
antedating by over five years the battle of Lexington. 

Two years ago a monument was erected in honor 
of these first martyrs for freedom's cause. It stands on 
the Common some distance south of the West Street 
entrance, and about half way between the mall and the 
eastern pathway. It is a granite shaft about 15 feet high, 
standing on a pedestal nine or ten feet in height. In front 
of the shaft is a heavy bronze figure of Liberty, holding 
uplifted in her right hand a broken chain. At her feet 
stands an eagle with out-spread wings and defiant mien. 
Near the top of the shaft are the names of the five mar- 
tvrs — Crispus Attucks, Samuel ]Maverick, James Caldwell, 
Samuel Gray and Patrick Carr. A bronze tablet on the 
front of the pedestal pictures a scene of the massacre with 
these words inscribed on the upper corners: "From that 
moment we may date the severance of the British Empire," 
Daniel Webster; and "On that night the foundation of 
American independence was laid," John Adams. 



CHRIST CHURCH. 

Christ Church, commonly known as the Old North 
Church, has two strong claims upon popular regard. It 
is the oldest church in Boston. Its corner stone was laid 
April 15th, 1723, and it was dedicated Dec. 19th the same 
year. It is a brick structure 70 by 50 ft. and 175 ft. in 
height. It remains substantially the same today as when 
erected. It has the same pulpit and pews; and even the 
same organ box that was brought over from England in 
I 7^6. The same bible and prayer book and the same silver 
communion service are now in use that were given to the 
church by George the Second in 1733; and in the spire 
still hangs the chime of eight bells that rang forth its first 
Sunday greetings in 1744. 

The second claim which this church has for popular 
consideration lies in the fact that in its belfry were hung 
the two lanterns as signal lights for Paul Revere to start 
on his famous ride to warn the patriots across the river 
that the British were starting on their midnight journe\- 
to destrov the supplies at Concord. 

Within the church there are many paintings and deco- 
rations of a historical and highly interesting character, 
including among them the first monument of Washington 
ever erected. 

Another interesting feature connecteil with this church is the fact that the first 
Sundav school in America was establishetl here in 181^. 




THE OLD POWDER HOUSE. 




A short distance out of Boston, in the ancient town 
of JNIedford, stands a venerable reminder of days long past 
— the Old Powder House. It was built in the early part 
of the last century as a wind-mill, and by the aid of its 
long arms, thrust out to gather in the passing breeze, it 
ground the corn of the primitive farmers, always keeping 
a due proportion of the grain for its trouble. It was one 
of many in this neighborhood, but being built of stone, 
while the others were of wood, it alone survives. 

In the days before the Revolution, when all felt that 
trouble was impending, the patriots thought to make 
preparations against the evil days; to that end they secretly 
stored several hundred casks of powder in the old wind- 
mill. But the vigilant troops of the King discovered it, 
and on the ist of Sept., 1774, Gen. Gage sent his 
soldiers to secure the powder. This was the first overt 
military act in the coming conflict, which was to break 
out six months later amid the blaze of musketry at 
Lexington. 



THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH. 



Right in the heart and busy centre of the city, on 
Washington St. at the corner of Milk St., stands the his- 
toric Old South Church. Business, ever disdainful of 
sentiment, has long had its greedy eye upon this valuable 
site, but the patriotism of Boston has so far preserved the 
grand old building, as it was when Franklin worshipped 
within its walls, a century and a half ago. This church 
was dedicated April 26, 1730, and through all the exciting 
scenes that preceded and accompanied the Revolution, the 
old meeting house was a central figure. Here were held 
the overflow meetings from Faneuil Hall. Here the 
people resolved that the unjust tax on tea should not be 
paid, and from the doors of the Old South went forth the 
band of citizen Indians who, on Dec. 16, i773' threw the 
tea into the harbor. Here for many years was observed the 
anniversary of the Boston massacre, and here, three months 
before he w^as killed at Bunker Hill, the patriot Warren 
delivered his memorable address. 

So prominent had been this church in promoting the uprising of the people, that 
the British during their occupancy of Boston in 1775 specially directed their spite 
against it, removing its pews and tearing up its floors, and using it as a riding school 
for the troops. 

The Old South had a marvellously narrow escape in 1S72, when the great fire 
crept close around it, burning on two sides of its very walls. It is now used chiefly 
as a museum of interesting historical relics and modern inventions. 




THE WASHINGTON ELM. 



Not least among the memorials of the eventful da\ s of 
our nation's early history is the old Washington Elm in 
Cambridge. 

Its distinctive name, coupling it forever Nvith the 
greatest of Americans, arose from its conspicuous jDosition 
in one of the most striking and significant scenes in our 
history, for it was under its protecting shade that Washington 
on the 3d of July, 1 775, first took command of the American 
forces. An approjiriate tablet erected where the great 
commander stood, tells of the part the old elm plaved in 
the days of freedom's early struggle. The tree is associated 
with the whole of ^Vashington's encampment in Cambridge, 
for within its branches he had a platform built, from 
which lofty look-out he was accustomed to scan the sur- 
rounding country. 

It stands on Garden Street, not far from Harvard Col- 
lege, and almost immediatelv in front of Shepard ISIemorial Church. Though bent 
and decrepit in form, it bursts forth each year into new life, with a vigor that we may 
well imagine springs from its proud consciousness of a nation's veneration and regard. 




THE FRANKLIN MONUMENT. 



The most remarkable man that Boston ever produced, 
indeed, in many respects, the most remarkable man born 
on American soil, was Benjamin Franklin. Philosopher, 
statesman, scientist and wit ; he was a man to shine in 
any epoch of the world, and be a potent and beneficial 
influence in any age. He was moreover a typical Yankee, 
shrewd and thrifty, with a fund of common sense akin to 
Solomon's. Benjamin Franklin was born Jan. 17th, 1706, 
on the spot now occupied by the Post building on iSIilk 
Street. 

Many memorials of this illustrious citizen are to 
be found in Boston, but the most conspicuous is his 
statue in front of City Hall. This is a figure of bronze, 
presenting an admirable likeness of the great Bostonian. 
The statue, which is the work of a Boston artist, Richard 
P. Greenough, was dedicated Sept. 17th, 1S56. The 
figure is eight feet high, and rests upon a pedestal of 
granite capped with a block of verd-antique marble. Sunk 
into the four sides of the pedestal are bronze tablets repre- 
senting four epochs in Franklin's life. The first shows him 
as a printer in early j-outh, the second pictures him flving the kite that called the 
lightning from tlie sky. The other two tablets represent him signing the Declaration 
of Independence in 1776, and the Treaty of Peace in 17S3, \'erv appropriatelv, 
this was the first public statue erected in Boston. 




KING'S CHAPEL. 




At the corner of School and Tremont vStreets, 
overshadowed by its new and towering neighbors, 
looking old and small and out of place in such 
brave company, stands the historic old King's 
Chapel, the first Episcopal Church in New Eng- 
land, and, in point of age, the fifth church built 
in Boston. Its corner-stone was laid in 1749 by 
Gov. Shirley. Unlike the other early buildings, 
which were made of brick. King's Chapel is of 
solid dark granite, rough but enduring, which 
was brought all the way from England. Peter 
Faneuil, the munificent giver of Faneuil Hall, 
was also the most liberal contributor to the erection 
of this church. King's Chapel was looked upon 
with considerable disfavor by the old Puritans, for 
while their meeting-houses were as plain and simple as could be made, in King's 
Chapel hung the escutcheon of the King and those of the Royal Government and 
other embellishments. There are to this day many old tablets and monuments 
within this church, one of the most recent and beautiful of them being that erected 
to the voung men who w^ent from its doors to fight for their country in '61. 

The bell was brought to this country in 16S9, and did good service until 1S14, 
when it was cracked, but recast by Paul Revere. The organ first gave forth its 
music in 1756. On the Evacuation of Boston by the English the tory rector 
accompanied the troops, taking with him the registers, vestments and plate of the 
church. In 17^? ^^^^ church fell into the hands of the Unitarian sect ; as it had been 
the first Episcopal so now it became the first Unitarian Church in New England, 
and has since belonged to that denomination. 

THE WASHINGTON STATUE. 

The equestrian statue of Washington, standing 
at the Arlington Street entrance to the Public Gar- 
den is esteemed by many to be the finest piece of 
statuary in New England. However this ma}' be, 
it is certainly the largest and most striking statue 
in Boston and the most important equestrian figure 
in the country. The statue is of colossal size, the 
horse and rider measuring twenty-two feet in 
height, while the pedestal gives an additional 
height of sixteen feet. The figure is of bronze and 
is an admirable piece of work. The great com- 
mander is portrayed with all the calm and majestic 
dignity that so distinguished him from other men, 
while the horse, strong and powerful in every line, 
is full of life and seems just ready to step from 
his lofty pedestal. 

The statue is the pi'oduction of Massachusetts art. Thomas Ball of Boston was 
the designer, and the casting was done by the Ames Company of Chicopee. The 
model was begun in 1859, ^"^ owing to the war it was ten years later before it was 
finally completed. It was unveiled July 3d, 1S69, Alexander H. Rice delivering 
the address. 





BUNKER HILL MONUMENT. 



A distinguished English traveller, in speaking of Bunker Hill Monument, 
observed that while he had seen many monuments commemorative of \ictorv, 
this was the Hrst he had ever seen erected to commemorate a defeat. Such 
monuments are indeed rare, but so are such defeats. 
It was a defeat that carried dismay to the victors and 
hope to the vanquished. It was a defeat that proved 
to the world that the untaught, untried American 
patriots could stand against the finest soldiery of 
England. It was a defeat crowned with all the sub- 
stantial fruits of victory, and it well deserved an en- 
during memorial. 

The great granite obelisk that marks the scene of 
this memorable conflict is one of the most conspicuous 
objects in this vicinity. Standing 220 feet high upon 
the top of a hill, it can be seen for a great distance. 
At the top of the monument, reached by a flight of 
295 steps, winding up through its hollow centre, is a 
chamber 11 feet square by 17 feet in height, and from 
its windows a magnificent view is obtained of Charles- 
town, Boston, the outlying towns, of the harbor, the 
ocean beyond on the east and of a vast expanse of 
country to the west. The monument measures 31 ft. 
across the base and is 15 ft. square at the top. Over 
6,700 tons of granite was used in the construction, and 
its cost, coming chiefly from the voluntary contribu- 
tions of the people of this community was $150,000. 
The corner stone was laid in 1S25 by the noble 
Lafa^-ette amid imposing ceremonies. The oration 
was delivered bv Daniel Webster. 

The completion of the monument consumed manv 
years, and its final dedication did not occur until June 17, 
1S43. Webster was again the orator and made one of 
the finest eflbrts of his life. 

The occasion was a memorable one. President 
Tyler and his cabinet and the chief men of the nation 
were pi-esent ; not least among them some of the sur- 
vivors of the battle. 

A still more imposing event was the celebration 
on June 17, 1S75, of the hundredth anniversary of the 
battle. The festivities continued for several davs, and 
among those who participated in them were distin- 
guished leaders and military organizations from the 
South. On this occasion, ]\Iassachusetts and Virginia, 

New York and South Carolina met on a common ground of patriotism, and joined 
in a common commemoration of the glorious battle of Bunker Hill. 

Immortalized in verse, in song and speech, its likeness used as frontispiece for 
publications and in a thousand ways brought before Americans from school davs to 
old age, it is doubtful whether there is a more widelv known monument in the 
world or one that exerts a more potent influence for the promotion of true patriotism. 

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FANEUIL HALL. 

The most celebrated historical building in New England, and next to Independ- 
■ence Hall, the most interesting in America, is Faneuil Hall, popularly known as 

" The Cradle of Liberty." Within its walls have 
occurred many of the most stirring and momentous 
scenes in American history. 

Faneuil hall was built in 1743, and presented 
to Boston by Peter Faneuil, and the first gathering 
held within its walls assembled to hear his eulogy. 
It was partially destroyed by fire in 1761, but 
rebuilt two years later, when James Otis in his 
dedicatory address consecrated it to liberty forever. 
Here in the stirring pre-revolutionary days were 
held many historic gatherings ; while the moi"e to 
show their disdain of the patriots, the British 
soldiers during their occupation of Boston tunied 
the hall into an amateur theatre, the Old South 
Church being used at the same time as a riding 
school. In 1805 Faneuil Hall was enlarged, 
making its dimensions as at present, 100 x 80 feet. 
The ground floor was planned by Peter Faneuil 
as a market and is so used to this day. The Hall is on the second floor and is still 
used for public meetings, state receptions and gatherings of general concern. Its 
walls are hung with pictures of great Aiiiericans — Peter Faneuil, Washington, 
Hancock, the Adams (Samuel, John and John Qiiincy), Joseph Warren, Webster, 
Lincoln, Gov. Andrew and others. If the visitor to Boston can visit only one spot 
it should be Faneuil Hall. 

THE OLD STATE HOUSE. 

Close to Faneuil |Hall in historical association 
stands the Old State House, at the head of State St. 
Built in 1748 it was first used as the Town House and 
has been the scene of many historical events. In front 
of it, during the Stamp Act excitement in 176S, the 
mob burned the stamped papers. During the same 
year it was occupied by British troops. Two years 
later near its eastern portals occurred the Boston 
Massacre. In this same building, the next day after 
the Massacre, Samuel Adams demanded of the 
governor the removal of the royal troops. The 
request was granted — the first concession that Eng- 
land made to the colonies. Within these walls the 
British Generals Howx, Gage and Clinton held a 
council of war before the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
From the eastern balcony the succession of English 
kings was proclaimed, and also the title and com- 
missions of the royal governors announced. From 
this same balcony was proclaimed the news of the 
Declaration of Independence on July i8th, 1776, 
and here also stood Washington in 1789? reviewing the gi'eat procession and 
i-eceiving the grateful homage of the people ; and here in 17S0, John Hancock, first 
governor of the State, was inaugurated. 

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THE STATE HOUSE. 



The Hrst object to strike the stranger's 
attention on visiting Boston, and the last 
lo linger in his view on leaving, is the 
.;ikle(l dome of the State House. Though 
it is nearly one hundred years old, plain 
and simple in its architecture, and com- 
paratively small in size, yet owing to its 
eminent position and the remarkable good 
taste of its construction, it is an unusually 
attractive and imposing building. 

The corner stone was laid in 1795 with 
-reat ceremony, a prominent figure on 
;!iat occasion being the master mason, 
Paul Revere. Though internally greatly 
changed and improved, in general form 
and external appearance, the State House 
remains much the same as when built. It is 173 ft. in length, 61 ft. in breadth, and 
to the top of the cupola no ft. high, but as its foundation is 100 ft. above the level 
of the sea, it appears from a distance to have a much greater height. It is reached 
from Beacon St. by four broad flights of steps, by the sides of which stand imposing 
statues of Horace Mann and Daniel Webster, while fountains and flowers serve 
further to adorn the beautiful terraces either side of the stairway. 

Entering the building one comes first into Doric Hall, which is filled with 
objects of historic interest, chief among them a very fine collection of the battle flags 
of the Massachusetts regiments in the War of the Rebellion. In the Senate Chamber, 
which is on the second floor of the east wing, there are many interesting portraits of 
statesmen of the past, besides some venerable Revolutionary relics. 

The view from the cupola is the most magnificent to be obtained in Boston, and 
the visitor from a distance cannot aflbrd to miss it. 




THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. 



Among all the manv monvunents that adorn the 
streets, squares and public parks of Boston, there is none 
that can appeal with greater force to the loyal soldiers of 
the late war, than the statue known as the " Emancijiation 
Group " which stands in Park vSquare nearly in front of 
the Boston and Providence Station. This simple piece 
of metal and stone is at once emblematic of the cause, 
the purpose, and the glorious achievement of the war. 

The tall form of Lincoln stands erect and full of 
dignity ; in his right hand is the declaration, of Emanci- 
pation, while the left hand is outstretched over the 
crouching form of a negro, from whose bent limbs the 
shackles have been stricken. The attitude of the two 
figures is full of expression, and alive with significance. 

The group is of bronze, resting upon an ornate pe 
modeled after the Freedman's Memorial statue in Lincoln Sc[uarc, 




u>n. 



THE ARMY AND NAVY MONUMENT. 



" To the men of Boston who died for their country, on land and sea, in the 
war which kept the Union whole, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, 
the grateful city has built this monument that their example may speak to coming 
generations." 

So reads the inscription on the Army and Navy Monument which, from the 
highest point of the Common, rears its white shaft toward the sky. A fitting 
monument it is, and it should speak to coming 

generations with no uncertain voice. 



yet 
the 



A year had not 
of the war when 
passed an order for a 
the dead heroes. It 
Sept. 17, 1S77, that 
pleted and dedicated, 
able one. Here assem- 
Grand Army from far 
the great Union Com- 
dent and his cabinet 
monies, and the parade 
men. Gen. Devens 
day, and the memory 
gloriously honored, 
highly ornate dome col- 
in height. Its base 
form nearly 40 feet 
ner of the base pro- 
which rest four bronze 
Soldier, the Sailor, 
The figure of Peace 
and holds in her out- 
of olive. In the sides 
tablets in bas-relief 
parture of the Regi- 
the Regiment, a Naval 
tary Commission. The 
fine pieces of work, 
being accurate like- 
men, who were active 




elapsed since the close 
City Council of Boston 
suitable monument to 
was not, however, till 
the work was com- 
The day was a memor- 
bled the veterans of the 
and near ; hither came 
manders. The presi- 
took part in the cere- 
numbered over 25,000 
was the orator of the 
of the brave dead was 
The monument is a 
umn of granite, 70 feet 
rests upon a stone plat- 
square. At each cor- 
jects a pedestal, on 
figures representing the 
History and Peace, 
looks toward the south 
stretched hand a branch 
of the base are bronze 
representing the De- 
ment, the Return of 
Action, and the Sani- 
first two are especially 
many of the figures 
nesses of well-known 



for the cause of freedom. 



Standing on the capstone of the shaft is a bronze figure of the Genius of 
America, fitly crowning this work of cultured art and grateful remembrance. 



MASSACHUSETTS IN THE WAR. 

A distinguished southern Congressman speaking in the House of Representatives, 
regardincr the position of ^lassachusetts during the War and the years that niimedi- 
atelv i^lxcdcd, and those that followed it, used these expressive words: — 
" \Vhether it was for weal or for woe, whether it was wisely or unwisely done, men 
mav dirtbr and historians may dispute, but, as a matter of fact, Massachusetts led 
Anierica, and led her with an audacity and aggressiveness, with a skill and 
eloquence, with a power and force that have never been surpassed in all tide ot 
time, in the leadership of a great people." This is the view of a statesman to whom 
this leadership ofMassachusetts had been repugnant; it cannot therefore be called 
he kindly view of a prejudiced friend. 

Massachusetts has no desire to vaunt herself in the part she played in the great 
struo-o-le for national integritv, but modesty cannot forbid her from feeling a just 
sensTof pride at the conspicuous services she then rendered the Nation. As she 
had taken the initiative in wresting the independence of the colonies from England, 
so she took the leader's part in this second struggle for American Freedom. It was 
her John Quincv Adams, her Garrison, her Wendell Phillips, and her il ustnous 
Senator Sumner; who, above all other men, aroused the American mind to the 
enormitv of slaverv, and prepared the North for the struggle which was inevitable 
The same FaneuifHall that cradled the liberty of this Nation, cradled the liberty ot 
the slave ; and the descendants of those who had lifted up their voices against the 
tvranny of the Georges, declaimed with equal eloquence against the tyranny ot the 
slaveholders. It was Massachusetts that first lifted her voice against the odious 
fugitive slave law. It was Massachusetts' governor, the wise and patriotic Andrew, 
that saw with a keener vision than his fellows the nearness and the greatness of the 
impending conflict, and seeing, made preparations to meet it. So wise and timely 
were these preparations, that within six days after Lincoln first called for troops, on 
the i:;th of April, iS6i, Massachusetts had assembled, equipped and sent forward 
to the field five regiments of infantry, one battery of field artillery, iuUy equipped 
with horses and abundant ammunition, and a battalion of riflemen; and as Massa- 
chusetts was first to pour out her blood in the Revolution at Lexington, so in the 
War of the Rebellion, hers was the first blood that flowed in the streets ol Ba ti- 
more, on the memorable 19th of April, 1S61. During the progress of the war, this 
State raised sixty-two regiments of infantry, four of heavy artillery, six ot cavaliy, 
sixteen light batteries, a battalion of rifles, two companies ot sharp shooters, besides 
several unattached companies. 

An unusual but most serviceable characteristic of the Massachusetts troops was 
the o-reat diversity of occupations that they represented. The scholar marched side 
bv side with the blacksmith ; the mechanic, the engineer, the telegraph operator 
marched with the school teacher and the former. So general was this marked 
diversity that there was not a regiment among the Massachusetts troops that did 
not contain men who were able to repair machinery, run engines, send telegrams, 
and do everything for which the varied emergencies of war might call. The useful- 
ness of this varied equipment rendered the troops doubly efticient. 



THE SOLDIERS' HOME. 




Although Massachusetts, 
had been generous in her pro- 
vision for the soldiers who went 
from her borders, yet it was a 
matter of increasing regret to 
many patriotic minds to find as 
the years went by that a grow- 
ing number of the brave vet- 
erans, disabled by wounds and 
disease and incapacitateid for 
^vork, were being forced into 
the common almshouse. 
Little, however, was done until Department Commander Horace Binney 
vSargent, in his Memorial Day Order in 1877, earnestly urged the need of providing 
a home for the homeless veterans. A legislative act was passed that year incorporating 
a board of trustees, among whose members were ex-Gov. Gaston, Hon. John D. 
Long and Gen. Devens. A munificent gift of $10,000 from Captain Joseph B. 
Thomas, together with a generous legacy from Miss Elizabeth P. Sever, gave 
a vigorous impulse to the project. The Highland Park Hotel in Chelsea which, 
together with its ample grounds, had cost nearly $100,000 was purchased for 
$30,000. In July of 'Si a grand bazaar was held for the benefit of the Home, and 
the net proceeds, amounting to over $43,000, cleared the institution from debt and 
left a working surplus. In 18S5 it was found necessary to greatly increase its 
accommodations, and a Soldiers' Carnival, was held in Boston, netting over $65,000. 
The Home has had during its eight years' history about a thousand inmates. 
Though the Legislature has contributed to its maintenance, it is largely dependent 
upon the public patriotism and generosity. Too much praise cannot be given the 
Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies Aid Society and the various committees of noble 
women who have done so much towards the support of this worthy institution and 
for the welfare of its inmates. 



BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 



The Battle of Gettysburg was not onh' one 
of the most decisive in the late war, but one of 
the most momentous in the history of the world. 
Its last day was especially noteworthy. One of 
the most interesting scenes of this da}^ has been 
portrayed on canvass by the celebrated French 
artist, Paul Philippoteaux, and placed on exhibi- 
tion at the Cyclorama of Gettysburg building, 
504 Tremont Street. 

The canvas is 400 feet in circumference by 
50 feet in height. It represents the intense 
moment of Pickett's wild charge on the Federal center. The artist studied the 
battle-field very carefully for several months, and then devoted two years of unremitting 
labor to the painting. It is correct, both in regard to its history and its topography. 




LofC. 



MECHANICS BUILDING. 




The Exhibition Building of 
the Charitable Mechanic Asso- 
ciation, popularly known as 
the Mechanics Building, is one 
of the noteworthy structures of 
the city ; not only because of 
its size and architectural merits 
but because of the many inter- 
esting events that have taken 
place within it. wall.. 1 He .ocicty to which it belongs is a most honorable and 
imeful organization. It was established in 1795 for the purpose of carmg for needy 
mechanics and their families, assisting young men engaged m mechanical pursuits, 
encouraging invention and improvements, and for the general beneht of al 
mechanics The Association for many years held its exhibitions in hired halls, but 
these proving inadequate, it built, in iSSi, its present imposing structure. 

The building reaches along Huntington Avenue 6co feet and measures at its 
widest part 345 feet in depth. It has been the scene of many noteworthy 
exhibitions, fairs, concerts and public meetings, but from this time on its chief 
distinction will be that in August, 1890, it sheltered beneath its ample roof i:„ooo 
veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic. 

THE OCEAN PIEK. 

The most prominent object that meets the 
eye of the visitor along the north shore is the 
Ocean Pier which, from the rocky point ot 
Revere Beach, thrusts its huge length (1000 ft.) 
out into the sea. It was built six years ago, at an 
estimated cost of $100,000, to be used partly 
as a steamboat landing and partly as a cool 
pleasure retreat on summer days. The first of 
these uses was abandoned some time since. In 

its other capacitv it has met with more success. It was never, howe%ei 
worthier purpose than during the Twenty-fourth Encampmen of the Gi 
of the Republic, when it aflbrded a cool and comtortable barrack tor 
Boston's soldier guests. 




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In addition to these ancient landmarks of the eventful past and various objects 
of historic interest that have rather been hinted at than described, there are manv 
other places, buildings and monuments in this vicinity fraught ^vlth associations ot 
deep interes to evei^ true patriot. Boston is rich in memorials ot many of the 
most significant and momentous events in American history, and these memorials 
she cheHshes with a proper and patriotic pride. Westward, indeed, the star of 
Empire has taken its vvav and beyond the tar horizon great cities are springing into 
Hfe and -rowing with a surpassing growth, and in population and matenal expansion 
le old dty by the eastern sea must inevitably be outstripped by some ot her younger 
sisters- but never shall they excel her in reverent homage for the greatness of 
America's past or in enduring efibrt for the grandeur ot her future. 



PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PARADE. 



VETERAN, YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS BOOK. 



To render this book still more complete we have hit upon a most novel plan. 
From several commanding points we will take instantaneous photographs of Tues- 
day's grand parade. Pages 14, 15, 23, 32, 46, and 47 will be of little value after the 
Encampment. These pages can be filled with photographs selected from the list 
below. The pictures will be exactly the size to fit this book, 5x7 inches. Price of 
pictures, 3 for 50 cts., 7 fo*' $1.00, postage paid. Orders for pictures booked 'and 
filled as soon as possible ; two weeks being the estimated time. Money should 
accompany orders in the form of check, postal note or U. S. stamps. 

The book thus completed by you will be unique, entirely different from anything 
ever published. The Grand Army veteran will appreciate this idea, and those to 
whom we have divulged the plan have been so pleased that we have made arrange- 
ments with the best photographer in Boston to handle the work. 

The following list is necessarily partial, but all striking features will be 
photographed. A complete list of pictures will be furnished upon application. 



Gen. R. A. Alger and Staff. 

Mass. Dept., Com. Geo. H. Innis and Staft". 

Maine Dept., Com. J. D. Anderson and Staff. 

R. I. Dept., Commander B. F. Davis and Staff. 

Bell Post, Manchester, N. H. 

Post No. 5, Chicago, 111. 

Post No. 30, Cambridgeport, Mass. 

Lafayette Post, New York City. 

Post No. 16, Springfield, Mass. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Post, with Gettysburg relics. 

Post No. I, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Post No. 10, Worcester, Mass. 

Post No. 5, Lynn, Mass. 

J. A. Andrew Post, Boston, Mass. 

Kearsarge Naval Veteran Ass'n, Boston, Mass. 

Kansas Flambeau Club. 

Sons of Veterans. 

Grand Stands and Arches. 



N. B. — We can furnish the same views, size 8x10, unmounted, at 35 cents 
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PROGRAM FOR ENCAMPMENT WEEK. 

Monday, Aug. 11. — Reception of veterans. 

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 10 a. m. — Grand Parade, (pages 24 and 25). 

8 p. m. — Grand Reception, Exhibition Hall, Mechanics Building. Grand Army 
and Woman's Relief Corps. Music, Salem Cadet Band. 
Admission bj badge of G. A. R. and \V. R. C. 
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 10 a. m. — 24th National Encampment G. A. R., Faneuil Hall. Lunch 

served in Bumstead Hall by W. R. C. 
10 a. m. — 4th National Convention of the Naval Veteran Ass'n, Banta's 

Hall, Washington St., Corner Union Park. 
10 a. m. — 8th Annual Convention W. R. C, Tremont Temple. 
8 p. m. — Grand G. A. R. Camp-Fire, Exhibition Hall. W. R. C. and Sons 
of- Veterans invited. 
Thursday, Aug. 14, 10 a. m. — Adjourned meeting G. A. R., Music Hall. 

10 a. m. — Adjourned meeting W. R. C, Tremont Temple. 
8 p. m. — Grand Banquet, complimentary to the delegates of the 24th En- 
campment G. A. R., together witii invited guests, Boston City 
Government and Legislative committee, Exhibition Hall. 
Friday, Aug. 15, 9 a. m. — Excursion for G. A. R. and W. R. C. delegates to Plymouth; Rhode 

Island clam-bake at Plymouth. Train leaves O. C. R. R' 
Station, Kneeland St., 9 a. m. 
8 p, m. — Camp-Fire W. R. C, Tremont Temple. 
Saturday, Aug. /6, 9 a. m. — Harbor Excursion for G. A. R. delegates and invited guests. Music 

and Dinner. 
9 a. m. — Excursion to Nahant over Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn R. R. for 
W. R. C. 



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Gen. Alger's Portrait .... 

Greeting to the G. A. R 

G. A. R. Illustrated 

G. A. R. Roster and Statistics 
Roster Department of Mass. G. A. R. 
Committees of 24th National Encampment 
Locations of Departments in Boston, Reunio 
Mrs. Wittenmyer's Portrait 
Woman's Relief Corps, Illustrated 

Roster of W. R. C 

Departments Qiiartered in Boston and Meetii 

Dept. of Mass. W. R. C. . 

Composition of Parade, Grand Stand, Emergency Hospital, 

Line of March ........ 

24th Encampment Song, "God Bless the Soldier" 
Sons of Veterans ....... 

Navy Illustrated ....... 

Roster of National Ass'n of Naval Veterans . 
Loyal Legion .... 

Historical Boston Illustrated 
Pictures of Encampment . 
Publishers' Card .... 

Program for the Week 



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